A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

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

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

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

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

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

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

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

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

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

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

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

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

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

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

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

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."