Places offroadmom3 Wants to Go

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

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

A once-thriving hotel from the Old West now sits abandoned, under the threat of demolition.

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

A James Turrell Skyspace located in the mountains of Colorado.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

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

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Crisp mountain water cascades over volcanic rocks at these secluded falls outside Pagosa Springs.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

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

Colorado's oldest church is now home to the largest handmade adobe labyrinth in the world.

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

Cross the Continental Divide through an old railroad tunnel, and ride back to the top on a shuttle.

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.