Entry No. 1 — the Pueblo file — filed under: roadside-oddity
Cano's Castle
“The towers still blaze silver.”
Dominic "Cano" Espinoza came home from Vietnam, thanked God for his survival, and spent the next four decades building Him a castle out of beer cans. Four towers — the King, the Queen, the Palace, the Rook — rise about 40 feet over Antonito, sided in can middles turned inside-out and hammered flat, studded with hubcaps, grills, and bicycle reflectors. Cano says Jesus has lived there since 1987; he himself lives in a trailer across the street. A 2022 fire scarred the house, but the towers still blaze silver.
The move: Pull up on State Street an hour before sunset, watch the towers go molten as the light drops, and leave a few dollars if Cano wanders over to talk.
📍 Before you go This is private property and Cano lives in the trailer across the street, so view it from State Street — three blocks east of US-285, between E 10th and E 11th Avenues, with room to pull onto the shoulder of the quiet residential block. There is no interior access; if Cano comes out to chat, a small donation is the custom. Antonito sits about 2.5 hours from Pueblo through the San Luis Valley, so pair the stop with the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad depot a few blocks away or Alamosa on the drive down.
- 📍 Antonito
- 💸 Free
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Outdoors
Where: State St between E 10th Ave & E 11th Ave, Antonito, CO 81120
Hours: Added 2026-06-11 — confirm current hours before you go.
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last checked: 2026-06-11