Nathrop, Colorado
St. Elmo Ghost Town
This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.
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Nathrop, Colorado
This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.
Yuma, Colorado
This Colorado gallery is primarily for cars, but its collection also includes quilts, pottery, and more.
Florence, Colorado
This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.
Clark, Colorado
A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.
Chugwater, Wyoming
A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.
Aspen, Colorado
Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.
Cañon City, Colorado
This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.
Gypsum, Colorado
Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.
Penrose, Colorado
The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.
Buena Vista, Colorado
At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.
Fountain, Colorado
The resolution to a case that had gone cold for 120 years, found on an old piece of wood.
Genoa, Colorado
See six states from the newly restored 100-year-old historic roadside attraction.
Victor, Colorado
A renovated hotel is bringing new life to a nearly-abandoned mining town in Colorado.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.
Laramie, Wyoming
It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.
Grover, Colorado
You can stand in three U.S. states at once.
Last Chance, Colorado
Winter and summer solstice aligned sculpture in the middle of nowhere.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.