Visit these lively urban centres and laid-back mountain communities
Vineyard near Grand Junction
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s you plan your itinerary in the Colorado Springs Don’t Miss: T_h e Durango & Silverton
Centennial State, consider these Drive south from Denver less than an Narrow Gauge Railroad, which takes
cities and towns, which welcome hour to reach the state’s second-largest visitors back to the Butch Cassidy and the
visitors with a host of attractions. Each city. T_h anks to T_h e Broadmoor, a majestic, Sundance Kid days of Old West.
has its own distinct personality. historic and sophisticated resort, Colorado More Highlights: Bar D Chuckwagon
Springs has attracted international visitors BBQ supper and Western stage show,
Boulder since the late 1800s. rafting on the Animas River, winter skiing
Less than an hour north-west of Denver, Don’t Miss: Garden of the Gods, or summer mountain biking at Durango
Boulder sits at the foot of the jutting towering sandstone rock formations Mountain Resort.
Flatiron Mountains. Home of the against a backdrop of Pikes Peak.
University of Colorado, the college town More Highlights: US Olympic Complex, Fort Collins
has an easy-going, casual feel. Boulder US Air Force Academy, Cheyenne T_h is university town lies on the prairie,
residents are a healthy bunch: It’s hard Mountain Zoo, Seven Falls, nearby Castle along Cache la Poudre River in north-
not to embrace an active lifestyle with Rock shopping outlets and Pikes Peak central Colorado. Like beer? You’ll love
the plethora of area cycling and hiking Cog Railway. Fort Collins, home of fi ve award-winning
trails. craft breweries and America’s giant
Don’t Miss: Pedestrian-friendly Pearl Durango Anheuser Busch.
Street Mall, chock-full of outdoor dining Near Mesa Verde National Park in Don’t Miss: Old Town, on the National
options, vibrant brewpubs, eclectic shops the south-western section of the state, Register of Historic Places; it served as
and daily street performers. Durango is nestled among the sandstone the model for Disneyland’s Main Street
More Highlights: Chautauqua Park, bluff s of the Animas River Valley. Stroll USA.
National Center for Atmospheric through historic downtown with its hotels, More Highlights: A free bike-lending
Research, Celestial Seasonings Tea restaurants and galleries housed in original library, where you can borrow a bicycle
Company. 19th-century brick buildings. for as little as two hours or for up to seven
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