Fairplay, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Land Library
This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.
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Fairplay, Colorado
This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.
Winter Park, Colorado
Paleoamericans built these ancient walls high in the Colorado Rockies as part of an extensive hunting system.
Saguache, Colorado
Hidden high on a remote mountain peak is a humbling and mysterious Vietnam War memorial.
Black Hawk, Colorado
The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.
Bellvue, Colorado
The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.
Breckenridge, Colorado
Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.
Fruita, Colorado
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.
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Boulder, Colorado
A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.
Parachute, Colorado
The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.
Arvada, Colorado
A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.
Creede, Colorado
A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.
Bailey, Colorado
This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Rangely, Colorado
Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.
Castle Rock, Colorado
The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.
Red Cliff, Colorado
Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.
La Junta, Colorado
The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.
Buena Vista, Colorado
At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.
Trinidad, Colorado
The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.
Antonito, Colorado
Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."