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

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

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

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

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

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

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

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

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

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

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

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

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

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

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

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

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

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

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.

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

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.