Places nealpwright Wants to Go

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.

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

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

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

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

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

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

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

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

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.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

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

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

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