Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

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

A museum of natural history, Edwin Carter's original log cabin home and workshop houses taxidermy specimens.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

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

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

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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

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

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

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

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

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

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."