Red Cliff, Colorado
Gilman
Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.
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Red Cliff, Colorado
Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.
Boulder, Colorado
A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.
Orchard, Colorado
In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.
Pueblo, Colorado
A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.
Denver, Colorado
Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.
Crestone, Colorado
Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Golden, Colorado
An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.
Denver, Colorado
The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Trinidad, Colorado
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Morrison, Colorado
In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.
Aspen, Colorado
Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.
Center, Colorado
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Denver, Colorado
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Denver, Colorado
This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.
Central City, Colorado
This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.