Places Opinicus Wants to Go

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

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

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

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

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

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

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

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

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

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