Places sophiadun Wants to Go

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

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

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

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

A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.

Antique automobiles, phonographs, organs, and farm equipment.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

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

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

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

This gallery is home to everything from antiques, to ancient tribal masks.