A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

A whimsical roadside community of little metal people.

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

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

Sip heritage cider with a surprising backstory at this family-owned cidery.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

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

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

This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.

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

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