An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

A tribute to Loveland’s most famous sweethearts, who helped spread cupid’s message to millions.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

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

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

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

"All Mountains - All The Time."

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver's oldest watering holes.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.