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A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

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

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

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

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

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

A remote sandstone plateau named for a legendary cattle rustler.

At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

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