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

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

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

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

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

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

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

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

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

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.

The clock that sets them all.

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

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.