This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

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

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

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

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

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

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

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

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

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.