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

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

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

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

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

The clock that sets them all.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.