The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

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

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The 7,000-foot finish line of America’s first Olympic Trials marathon.

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

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.

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

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

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

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

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

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.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

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