Places eljojoe Wants to Go

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

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

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.

Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

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

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.