Places Rebecca Ro Wants to Go

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

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

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

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

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

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.

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

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

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

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

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

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

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

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

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

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

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

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

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

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.