Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

A well drilled into the side of a cliff supplies most of the water consumed on the island of El Hierro.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.