Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

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

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

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

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

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

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

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

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

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

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.

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

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

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

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

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

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.