El Prado, New Mexico
Earthships
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
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El Prado, New Mexico
These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.
Burlington, Colorado
One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.
La Junta, Colorado
The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.
Trinidad, Colorado
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
Fruita, Colorado
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.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Center, Colorado
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Parachute, Colorado
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
Saguache, Colorado
Hidden high on a remote mountain peak is a humbling and mysterious Vietnam War memorial.
Buford, Wyoming
Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.
Buford, Wyoming
A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.
Cañon City, Colorado
This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Calhan, Colorado
Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.