Places Rick Brown Wants to Go

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

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

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

Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.

The former home of the "Manassa Mauler" is now a museum dedicated to his legendary boxing career.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

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

A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

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

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.