Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

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

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

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

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

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

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

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

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

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

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

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

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

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

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

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.