Places Mortuarism Wants to Go

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

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

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

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

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

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

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

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

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."

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."