Places Touristish Wants to Go

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

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

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

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

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

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

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

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

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

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

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Pieces of a stone giant are embedded in the earth of this Colorado park's playground.

For 14 years, this former stray dog greeted every train passenger that arrived in Fort Collins.