I live in Lafayette, Colorado. About 12 miles east of the biggest pile of rocks in the USA (the Rocky Mountains). These mountains have at least 3000+ miles of twisty two (sometimes 3 or 4) lane paved roads that vary in altitude from 5280 ft (officially Denver's claim to fame) to 14,264 (the parking lot on top of Mt Evans -- the highest paved road in the USA).
We also have a few other things to look at -- the UFO watch tower in Hooper, an Alligator farm near Alamosa, a couple of narrow gauge rail roads that haul tourists, the highest (they claim) suspension bridge in the USA, ...
Jon