Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Final resting place of a 19th century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.