Places SamWPiano Wants to Go

A marble cornerstone marks the location of what could have been a presidential palace.

This museum and former department store is home to the largest collection of A.R. Mitchell art in the world.

The worst road in Colorado is the main gateway to some of its highest peaks.

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

A once-thriving hotel from the Old West now sits abandoned, under the threat of demolition.

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

You can stand in three U.S. states at once.

Crisp mountain water cascades over volcanic rocks at these secluded falls outside Pagosa Springs.

A testament to Colorado’s rugged mining history sits against a backdrop of striking mountain scenery.

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

An unexpected alley with light shows and nature views.

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 short tunnel built straight through a magmatic dike.

A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

Colorado's oldest church is now home to the largest handmade adobe labyrinth in the world.

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

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.

Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.