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

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

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

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

Hike, ski, or snowshoe to a backcountry yurt that serves up gourmet, four-course dinners.

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

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

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.