Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

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

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

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

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Final resting place of a 19th century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

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

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

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

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.

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

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

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.