Places Skurkey Wants to Go

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

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

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.

A small and quirky museum hidden inside a fence.

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.