Castle Rock, Colorado
Castlewood Canyon Dam Ruins
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
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Castle Rock, Colorado
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
Red Cliff, Colorado
Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.
Monte Vista, Colorado
Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.
Bailey, Colorado
This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Denver, Colorado
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Aspen, Colorado
Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.
Denver, Colorado
Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Antonito, Colorado
The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
Lakewood, Colorado
Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.
Clayton, Georgia
An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.