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

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

Central City celebrates its most famous madam by racing beds down Main Street.

The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.

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

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

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

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

This statue of an obscure comic strip hero stands as a tribute to patriotic service and a cautionary tale about embracing fads.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

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

Each year, teams of the world's best snow sculptors have 65 hours to create frozen masterpieces.

The home of a formerly enslaved man who went on to become a prospector, entrepreneur, and activist for Black rights.

A museum of natural history, Edwin Carter's original log cabin home and workshop houses taxidermy specimens.

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

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

The remnants of a 1970 plane crash remain high in the Rocky Mountains.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Featuring a Loretta Lynn display and a re-created coal mine exhibit.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

Wander the locker-lined, terrazzo-floored halls and sleep in a former classroom at this unique inn.

While filling up your gas tank in eastern Kentucky, you just might stumble into this collection of country music memorabilia.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.