Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Colorado

While in Colorado, you might enjoy a visit to:

A big Hercules beetle nicknamed "Herkimer" draws traffic to a museum of bugs.
~9 miles from Colorado Springs.

Colorful character Mel "Dragon Man" Bernstein owns a vast private military museum with rarities you won't see anywhere else. And if you have a clean record, he can sell you a machine gun!
~14 miles from Colorado Springs.

Cripple Creek's most palatial brothel has been preserved for connoisseurs of naughty history.
~20 miles from Colorado Springs.

Over the past 100 years, three different steps leading up to the State Capitol have been declared "one mile above sea level." Take your pick: 13th, 15th, or 18th step from the bottom. Each has been marked.
~63 miles from Colorado Springs.

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