Places goodepeggy Wants to Go

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

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

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

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.

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

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

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

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

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

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

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