Places nils Wants to Go

This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

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

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

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

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

A short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.

This museum and former department store is home to the largest collection of A.R. Mitchell art in the world.

This marker identifies the location where three states converge.

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

Between a bike path and the South Platte River sits a piece of modern space history.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

The hallowed ground of one of the worst atrocities in United States history.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.

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

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

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

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

At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.