This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants.

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

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

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

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

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

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

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

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

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

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver's oldest watering holes.