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A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

Colorado’s most beloved glacier is an imposter.

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

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

The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

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

A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.

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

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

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

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

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