Golden, Colorado
Mines Museum of Earth Science
An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.
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Golden, Colorado
An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.
Red Cliff, Colorado
Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.
Telluride, Colorado
This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Central City, Colorado
This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.
Estes Park, Colorado
The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.
Denver, Colorado
A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.
Denver, Colorado
A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Durango, Colorado
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Moffat, Colorado
Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.
Trinidad, Colorado
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
Florissant, Colorado
The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.
Carbondale, Colorado
A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.
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.
Antonito, Colorado
The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.
Center, Colorado
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Denver, Colorado
Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.