Places Erin Gold Wants to Go

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

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

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

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

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

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

Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.

This gallery is home to everything from antiques, to ancient tribal masks.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

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

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

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

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

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

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

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