Places escapechaos Wants to Go

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.

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

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

Hidden high on a remote mountain peak is a humbling and mysterious Vietnam War memorial.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

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.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

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

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

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

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

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

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.