Places yourself440 Wants to Go

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

The clock that sets them all.

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.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

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

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

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

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

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

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

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

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

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.