This stone marker honors the man who released Canada goose goslings in Fort Collins, Colorado.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

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

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

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

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

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

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

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

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

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

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.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.