Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.

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

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

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

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

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

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

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

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

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

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

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

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

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.