Places Dawn S Wants to Go

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

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

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

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

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

This drive-by, rotating mini-gallery is nestled in the suburbs of Colorado.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

The former home of the "Manassa Mauler" is now a museum dedicated to his legendary boxing career.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

Soak in the life’s work of one of the country’s foremost modern artists.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.