Places Klyse Wants to Go

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

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

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

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

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

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

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.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

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

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

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

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

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

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.