Places rubysage Wants to Go

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

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

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

This old-school soda shop is the home of the Tin Roof Sundae, a concoction dripping in chocolate, marshmallow, and peanuts.

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

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

This Colorado gallery is primarily for cars, but its collection also includes quilts, pottery, and more.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

Colorado’s second largest natural lake was created by a landslide.

This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants.

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

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

Check out a hidden collection of vintage neon signs.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

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