Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

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

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

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

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

This stone marker honors the man who released Canada goose goslings in Fort Collins, Colorado.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

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.

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

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

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

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

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

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

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

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

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