any advice on safety? dives? restaurants? tours? anything? were going on some dives but want to see the ruins… is the horse back rides fun?

My wife and I are taking a cross-country road trip adventure to Vegas from Chicago for a week. We’re visiting places you see on “Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives” on the Food Network when we go through Kansas, but the show never featured any restaurants in Colorado, and we’re stopping over in Denver. So what is the one thing we absolutely need to try in the area (or from Denver on the way to Vegas) or the best restaurant with food we can’t get in Chicago. Any suggestions?

I’ll be living here over the summer, and I want to know the local dives like:
affordable Grocery stores,
bars,
restaurants,
and cool things to do.

Thanks for the help!!!!

On the shows like Diners Drive In’s and Dives and then Man vs. Food they have restaurants that have like statement items…is there anywhere in MD that has a place like that?