Places summitlfe Wants to Go

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

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

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

This distinctive snowfield on the slopes of a Colorado fourteener has several legendary origin stories.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

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

This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

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

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Experience life in one of America’s smallest neighborhoods.

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

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.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

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

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.