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Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway
The Colorado Capitol Building
Dinosaur Ridge
Garden of the Gods
Manitou Springs Incline
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
The National Center for Atmospheric Research
Paint Mines Interpretive Park
Picket Wire Canyonlands
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
South Park City Museum
The Colorado Governor’s Mansion
Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway
U.S. Mint of Denver Tours
The United States Air Force Academy
Celestial Seasonings Tours
Colorado is known around the world as the home of some of the tallest mountains in North America, contained within beautiful Rocky Mountains National Park. Visitors can enjoy some of the nation's top outdoor recreational experiences for free throughout the state, including hiking, mountain biking, preserved dinosaur tracks and indigenous cliff dwellings. Major cities like Denve and Boulder are home to some of the nation's most-renowned production facilities, ranging from breweries to greeting card manufacturers to United States mints, which offer free guided tours throughout the week showcasing operations.
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