Places arod8205 Wants to Go

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

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

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

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

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

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

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

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

The state's only comprehensive museum dedicated to the mineral that defined its history and economy.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.