Worth a DetourColorado Springs
Colorado
Red-rock towers at Garden of the Gods, a cog railway to the top of Pikes Peak, the Air Force Academy chapel and the US Olympic museum.
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Colorado
12 places and 39 sights on our lists.
Places in Colorado
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Worth a DetourMesa Verde National Park
Colorado
Whole villages built into cliff alcoves by Ancestral Puebloans 800 years ago. Ranger tours take you inside.
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Worth a DetourRocky Mountain National Park
Colorado
Trail Ridge Road climbs above the tree line to alpine tundra, two hours from Denver. Elk are everywhere in fall.
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If You're NearbyAspen and Vail
Colorado
Colorado's best-known ski towns: Aspen's silver-mining Victorian streets and the much-photographed Maroon Bells, and Vail's huge Bavarian-style slopes.
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If You're NearbyBent's Old Fort and Sand Creek
Colorado
An adobe trading post on the Santa Fe Trail, and, not far away, the site of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre.
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If You're NearbyBlack Canyon of the Gunnison
Colorado
A narrow, sheer canyon so deep and dark that parts of it see just minutes of sun a day.
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If You're NearbyBoulder
Colorado
A lively university town at the foot of the Flatirons, with some of America's best trails right off Main Street.
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If You're NearbyChimney Rock
Colorado
Twin rock spires above an Ancestral Puebloan great house in southwest Colorado, where the moon rises between the pinnacles every 18.6 years.
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If You're NearbyDenver
Colorado
The Mile High City and gateway to the Rockies, with Red Rocks Amphitheatre in the foothills.
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If You're NearbyDinosaur National Monument
Utah and Colorado
A wall of about 1,500 dinosaur bones you can touch, and wild river canyons on the Colorado border.
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If You're NearbyGreat Sand Dunes National Park
Colorado
North America's tallest dunes, 750 feet high, against the snowy Sangre de Cristo Mountains, with a seasonal creek to splash in.
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If You're NearbyMillion Dollar Highway
Colorado
A thrilling drive through Colorado's San Juan Mountains, with steep cliffs, no guardrails and old mining towns.
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