Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

The graves of a Connecticut family thought to have been plagued by a vampire.

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

An ADA-accessible trail and deck offering stunning views of Colorado’s Mount of the Holy Cross.

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

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

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

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

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

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

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

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

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

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.