Cities and Towns Other Unmissable


Shoppers on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall


Colorado has numerous other cities and towns that are full of often unique attractions which appeal to international visitors


than an hour north-west of Denver, Boulder is best known as the home of the University of Colorado and of the pedestrian-friendly Pearl Street Mall, which is surrounded by cafés, restaurants, brew pubs and shops. Nearby are great biking


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and hiking trails. www.bouldercolorado usa.com Colorado Springs, located less than an hour’s drive south of Denver and the state’s second largest city, is home to T e US Air Force Academy and the famous


Biking through Fort Collins’ Old Town


et at the foot of the dramatic Flatiron Mountains, less


19th-century, fi ve-star, fi ve- diamond Broadmoor resort. Nearby are the scenically spectacular Garden of the Gods; Pikes Peak in Manitou Springs, its summit reached by a cog railway; and Castle


Rock shopping outlets. www.visitcos.com Nestled among the


sandstone bluff s of the Animas River Valley in south- western Colorado, Durango, gateway to the fascinating cliff dwellings of nearby Mesa Verde National Park, off ers a wealth of hotels, restaurants and galleries, scenic rides on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, rafting on the Animas


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