Places sierrawest Wants to Go

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

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

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

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.