Central City, Colorado
The Face on the Barroom Floor
This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.
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Central City, Colorado
This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.
Leadville, Colorado
An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.
Ouray, Colorado
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
Boulder, Colorado
This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.
Black Hawk, Colorado
The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.
Leadville, Colorado
At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.
Central City, Colorado
Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Estes Park, Colorado
An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
Boulder, Colorado
The clock that sets them all.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Moffat, Colorado
Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Boulder, Colorado
This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Leadville, Colorado
Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Cripple Creek, Colorado
This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Durango, Colorado
This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.
CaƱon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.