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

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

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

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

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

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

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

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

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

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.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.