Places apojudy Wants to Go

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

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

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

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

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

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

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

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

The clock that sets them all.

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

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.