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

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

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

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.

“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.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This Nebraska town wants to double its population with plywood cut-outs of townsfolk.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.