Places Malyk Wants to Go

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

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

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

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

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

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

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

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

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.

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.

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

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

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

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.