Places colemanelson Wants to Go

The clock that sets them all.

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

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

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

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

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

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

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

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

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

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

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.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

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.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

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

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

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

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

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