Places matteakle Wants to Go

You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.

A Colorado store that specializes in all things spiritual, metaphysical, and witchy.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

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

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

“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.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

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

Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!

Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

One dedicated priest constructed this beautiful stone grotto by hand from 1926-1933.