Leadville, Colorado
Leadville's Abandoned Silver Mine
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
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Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Aspen, Colorado
Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."
Durango, Colorado
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Fort Meade, Maryland
A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.
Salmon, Idaho
This set of hot springs also comes with fantastic views.
Boise, Idaho
These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.
Twin Falls, Idaho
One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.