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 Colorado ranks first among all states in skiable acres and is home to nearly 50 natural hot springs; Colorado is also a great place for nearly every other outdoor winter activity like inner tubing, snowshoeing, ice skating, snowboarding, ice fishing, horse-drawn sleigh rides and snowball fights. Colorado has a variety of historical and cultural forays. Colorado's dude and guest ranches offer a true western style vacation with a choice of activities like horseback riding, fishing, hiking, hearty cookouts, gold panning and hay rides. You can golf at one of Colorado's many courses. Travel in Colorado supplies a seemingly endless variety of shopping from quaint boutiques and to factory outlet malls. Colorado boasts an endless variety of accommodations, from Denver's chic, ultra-modern hotels to luxurious ski resorts to elegant historic properties and the national hotel and motel chains. Within easy walking distance of Denver's central downtown area are 5,200 hotel rooms, the city's convention complex, performing arts complex, and a wide variety of shops, department stores, restaurants, and nightspots. Also within easy walking distance are some of the Denver's top attractions including the Denver Pavilions and Denver Art Museum. Every year Denver hosts the world's largest Rodeo, the Western Stock show. A quick look at Colorado weather shows Colorado has 300 days of sunshine a year and more than 300 inches of snow at the mountain resorts. The first snow is in September (though it usually snows somewhere in the state every month, except maybe August). COLORADO HOTELS ATTRACTIONS Antonito The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad crisscrosses 64 miles along the mountainous Colorado/New Mexico border. Aspen Once a small Victorian mining town, Aspen is now a center for skiing and culture. Visitors can discover Aspen’s history with the costumed guides of the Aspen Historical Society. ASPEN HOTELS Boulder Nestled in the foothills where the rolling plains meet the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Boulder offers attractions such as the Mapleton Historic District, which has homes dating back to the late 1800s, the Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art with the largest privately held collection of western art in the country, and the Collage Children's Museum. The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse was handcrafted by over 40 Tajik artisans, and visitors can see the tea making process at Celestial Seasonings Tea Company. An array of colorful western characters such as the infamous gunslinger, Tom Horn, are buried at Columbia Cemetery. The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse was handcrafted by over 40 Tajik artisans, and visitors can see the tea making process at Celestial Seasonings Tea Company. An array of colorful western characters such as the infamous gunslinger, Tom Horn, are buried at Columbia Cemetery. BOULDER HOTELS |
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Breckenridge The Barney Ford Museum in this mountain resort honors the historical legacy left by Barney Ford, a slave who escaped and later became a black civil rights pioneer and prominent entrepreneur. BRECKENRIDGE HOTELS Burlington The Old Town is rich in the history of the Eastern Plains and at the county fairgrounds is the Kit Carson County Carousel. BURLINGTON HOTELS Canon City The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park is the world’s highest suspension bridge, spanning the Arkansas River and Colorado’s spectacular Royal Gorge at a height of 1,053 feet. Visitors can take the Royal Gorge Route train through the “Grand Canyon of the Arkansas” or the Gold Belt Tour which covers the old mining towns. The Buckskin Joe Frontier Town and Railway combines Colorado history and family entertainment. CANON CITY HOTELS Colorado Springs The Garden of the Gods offers towering sandstone formations, and the historic Rock Ledge Ranch is a living history museum. Visitors can tour the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy, ride the mountain elevator to the top of Seven Falls, or explore Old Colorado City, the city’s historic district. The Frontier Pathways takes visitors past vintage ranches and farmsteads. COLORADO SPRINGS HOTELS Nearby at Cripple Creek there are tours at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. Cortez The Four Corners Monument has a foot in Colorado, the other in New Mexico, a hand in Arizona, the other in Utah. Yucca House National Monument is a large, unexcavated Ancestral Puebloan surface site while Hovenweep National Monument has six ancestral pueblo sites. CORTEZ HOTELS Creede The colorful old mining camps of the Silver Thread offer a tour of history.
Other attractions are the Cherry Creek Shopping Center, U.S. Mint, the Butterfly Pavilion & Insect Center, and Colorado’s Ocean Journey, an aquarium with two distinct river journeys to the Pacific Ocean, and for the adults, tours of two breweries at Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour and Coors Brewery . For children there are the Six Flags Elitch Gardens Theme Park and Water World, and with the outdoors in mind, there are the Dinosaur Ridge where the world’s first large dinosaur bones were discovered, the Red Rocks Amphitheater, and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.  Dolores Much of the past of Southwest Colorado's 'Ancient Ones' (this is what Anasazi means in the Navajo Indian language) is housed inside the Anasazi Heritage Center. The Trails of the Ancients is a 114-mile route across the broken, arid terrain of the former Anasazi civilization and is laden with cliff dwellings, rock art and pottery shards. Dinosaur National Monument Near Dinosaur, this is the former stomping ground of the stegosaurus and has the largest collection of Jurassic Period dinosaur fossils ever found. Durango Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is a turn-of-the century steam powered railroad through the scenic San Juan Mountains. Visitors can also travel through Victorian towns, prehistoric ruins and 5-million acres of undisturbed national forest on the San Juan Skyway. DURANGO HOTELS Estes Park Located in the shadow of the Rocky Mountain National Park with over 250,000 acres of wilderness area. ESTES PARK HOTELS Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Spectacular remnants of the earth's prehistoric life with stone impressions of insects, reptiles, plants and fish formed millions of years ago. Fruita The Colorado National Monument has towering red sandstone monoliths, deep, sheer-walled canyons, and a variety of wildlife. FRUITA HOTELS Glenwood Springs Among the attractions in this mountain spa community is Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park which takes visitors on the new Iron Mountain Tramway high up the Rocky Mountains and the Frontier Historical Museum. GLENWOOD SPRINGS HOTELS Grand Junction Visitors can bike through the Colorado National Monument or dig for dinosaur fossils. Those less active, spend a day at the many vineyards. GRAND JUNCTION HOTELS Greeley Greeley's unique past comes to life at Centennial Village Museum's 30 architectural structures ranging from homesteader's huts to elegant Victorian homes. GREELEY HOTELS La Junta The original Bent’s Old Fort was built in 1833 to trade with plains Indians and trappers. LA JUNTA HOTELS Leadville The route of the Leadville & Southern Railroad is through a mountain valley while the Top of the Rockies Byway takes visitors past old mines, abandoned railroad beds and ghost towns. LEADVILLE HOTELS Mancos Prehistoric and modern Indian culture merge in the unique archaeological Mesa Verde National Park which is among the world’s top 50 travel destinations. Montrose No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. The Uncompahgre National Forest has views, hunting and wildlife watching. MONTROSE HOTELS Mosca North America's tallest dunes rise over 700 feet high against the rugged Sangre de Cristo Mountains at Great Sand Dunes National Preserve. Ouray The San Juan Skyway loops over the San Juan Mountains and through ruins of Indian country and historic mining towns. OURAY HOTELS Pikes Peak Country Home to 29 natural and man-made attractions located in and around Colorado Springs. It includes the Manitou Springs attractions Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum and the Cave of the Winds. MANITOU SPRINGS HOTELS Pueblo The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo is a 26-acre waterfront park located in the heart of historic downtown Pueblo with boats, entertainment and an historic shopping district. PUEBLO HOTELS Trinidad The Trinidad History Museum includes the Santa Fe Trail Museum, Baca House, Bloom Mansion, Historic Gardens and Bookstore. On a clear spring day on the Santa Fe Trail a sharp observer can still discern the wagon-wheel ruts of the Santa Fe Trail wending their way across the prairie. TRINIDAD HOTELS Vail The Colorado Ski Museum & Hall of Fame is the "keeper" of Colorado’s great skiing heritage and history. VAIL HOTELS Photo courtesy Tom Stillo/CTO |
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