Places michelle21vuong Wants to Go

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

The resolution to a case that had gone cold for 120 years, found on an old piece of wood.

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

Thousands of unmarked, sunken graves in a pauper's cemetery.

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

This vintage theme park is peak Christmas kitsch—and it's open all summer.

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

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

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

The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

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

Hidden high on a remote mountain peak is a humbling and mysterious Vietnam War memorial.

An ADA-accessible trail and deck offering stunning views of Colorado’s Mount of the Holy Cross.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

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