Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Birds with backpacks expedite film development for a rafting company on a remote Colorado river.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

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

The world's largest key collection features keys to the White House, Frankenstein's castle, and Hitler's bunker.

Toss a Frisbee through the ruins of this Colorado gold mining town.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

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

Curios, scientific antiques, oddities for sale.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

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

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A beautiful combination of living flora with preserved bones covers the shelves of this shop.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Inside this 150-year-old barn turned antique shop is a vast array of items for curios hunters.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

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

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

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

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

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