Denver, Colorado
Hidden Elves at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science
A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.
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Denver, Colorado
A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.
Center, Colorado
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.
Creede, Colorado
This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Aspen, Colorado
Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.
Vashon, Washington
Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
Sandy, Utah
Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.
Hanksville, Utah
A Mars simulation in the southern Utah desert.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.
Elberta, Utah
This lava formation earned its whimsical name from the log-like formation of it stones.
Box Elder County, Utah
This plaque marks the site where the penultimate chapter in the journey of two doomed boys unfolded in an imagined parallel universe.
Wendover, Utah
This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.
Hinckley, Utah
A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.
Duchesne County, Utah
The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.
Vernal, Utah
An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.