Black Hawk, Colorado
Knights of Pythias Cemetery
The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.
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Black Hawk, Colorado
The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.
Montrose, Colorado
An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.
Littleton, Colorado
The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.
Winter Park, Colorado
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.
Arvada, Colorado
A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.
Commerce City, Colorado
Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.
Leadville, Colorado
At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.
Denver, Colorado
The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.
Pueblo, Colorado
A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.
Boulder, Colorado
A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.
Bailey, Colorado
This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Golden, Colorado
An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.
Cañon City, Colorado
This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.
Castle Rock, Colorado
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.
Red Cliff, Colorado
Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.
Bellvue, Colorado
The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.