Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Stay in a luxury cabin or refurbished Airstream in this former mining camp-turned-retreat.

The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

See six states, pickled freaks, rocks, and antiques.

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

This enigmatic building features numerous architectural styles.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

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

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

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

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

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.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.