Places andreac7412 Wants to Go

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

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

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

A James Turrell Skyspace located in the mountains of Colorado.

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

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

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.

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

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.

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

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

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.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

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