Places nealpwright Wants to Go

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

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

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

The remains of a World War II-era Japanese American internment camp dot a windswept Colorado hill.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.

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

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

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

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

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

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

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

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.