Places Dave Bastian Wants to Go

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

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

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

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

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

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.

Discover this sandstone alcove, a geologic wonder in southern Utah, that continues to slowly shape shift.

This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.

This arch was featured prominently in the film.

This hidden gem along the Utah-Arizona border is truly worth the rugged journey.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.