Monticello, Utah
Home of Truth
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
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Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Moab, Utah
A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Crestone, Colorado
Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.
Monte Vista, Colorado
Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.
Creede, Colorado
A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.
Idaho Springs, Colorado
This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.
Central City, Colorado
Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.
Aspen, Colorado
“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Leadville, Colorado
An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.
Breckenridge, Colorado
The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.
Breckenridge, Colorado
A museum of natural history, Edwin Carter's original log cabin home and workshop houses taxidermy specimens.
Monticello, Utah
Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.
Thompson, Utah
A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Ouray, Colorado
A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.
Carbondale, Colorado
A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.
Arvada, Colorado
A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.