Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Colorado

While in Colorado, you might enjoy a visit to:

The animals in the "Swetsville Zoo" were built by Bill Swets from car parts, farm machinery, and scrap metal.
~12 miles from Wellington.

Lee Maxwell, passionate collector of ancient washing machines, has his total up to 978 at last count.
~17 miles from Wellington.

The hotel offers ghost tours, and the gift shop sells keys to room 217. Stephen King stayed here and later write "The Shining." Not the shooting location for the Kubrick film but it appeared in the TV miniseries.
~35 miles from Wellington.

Parfet Prehistoric Preserve includes a variety of animal and plant impressions in what's left of a 68 million year old swamp. The trail is 1 1/2 miles long.
~67 miles from Wellington.

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