Places Dave Bastian Wants to Go

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

After being lost for nearly a century, this historic bell finally returned home after its mysterious theft.

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

The temporary burial site of the man who shot and killed Jesse James.

Built in 1981 in collaboration with Andy Warhol, this giant piece of pop art stands on the campus of Colorado State University.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

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

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

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.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

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

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.