A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

The decaying ruins of a failed mining company’s water diversion project cling to the side of a desert canyon.

"All Mountains - All The Time."

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

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

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

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

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.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

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

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

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

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

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

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