Places Shastified Wants to Go

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

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

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

Explore some of the most unique vehicles in history along with a cast of unsettling mannequins.

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

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

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

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.