Places Opinicus Wants to Go

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

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

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

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

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

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

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

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.

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.

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

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

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

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.

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

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.