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Towaoc, Colorado

Ute Mountain Tribal Park

Ute tour guides have been sharing the ancient dwellings and rock art inside this large park with visitors for more than 40 years.
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Durango, Colorado

White Rabbit Books & Curiosities

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.
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Telluride, Colorado

Mahr Building

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.
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Aspen, Colorado

Conundrum Hot Springs

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.
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Chimney Rock, Colorado

Chimney Rock

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.
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Central City, Colorado

The Face on the Barroom Floor

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.
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Erie, Colorado

Wise Homestead Museum

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

Prospect Heights Jail

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.
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Montrose, Colorado

Museum of the Mountain West

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.
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Rangely, Colorado

The TANK Center For Sonic Arts

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.
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Longmont, Colorado

Saul the Sticker Ball

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.
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Gateway, Colorado

Unaweep Canyon

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.
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Breckenridge, Colorado

Breckenridge Troll

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.
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Cañon City, Colorado

Garden Park Fossil Area

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.
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Denver, Colorado

The Learned Lemur

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.
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Monte Vista, Colorado

Movie Manor

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

Ghost Town Disc Golf

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.
Anthony Settipani Added by Anthony Settipani
Bedrock, Colorado

Paradox Valley

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.
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Bailey, Colorado

Coney Island Hot Dog Stand

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

The Sasquatch Outpost

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.
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Pueblo, Colorado

Forgotten Grumman TLRV

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Boulder, Colorado

Media Archaeology Lab

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

La Ventana Arch

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

Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Museum

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