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.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

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.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

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

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

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

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

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

This Great Plains museum pays tribute to both the prosperity and tragedy of the North American fur trade.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.