Places cait7911 Wants to Go

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

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

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

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

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

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

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

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.