Places sixtwentysix Wants to Go

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

A collection of over 15,000 zines works to preserve DIY publishing culture.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Victorian "Fancy Craft" Hair Wreaths and Relics.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

"All Mountains - All The Time."

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

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

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

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