Places mrsamps Wants to Go

One of the oldest art supply stores in the United States.

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

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

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

More than 100 steam and diesel locomotives bring Colorado’s rail heritage to life.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

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

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

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

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 once-thriving hotel from the Old West now sits abandoned, under the threat of demolition.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

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 magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.

The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.