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1. The Royal Gorge Bridge & Park ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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2. Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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3. Denver Botanic Gardens

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4. Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

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5. CSU Annual Flower Trial Gardens

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6. Aspen Art Museum

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7. Telluride Mountain Village Gondola

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8. Tread of Pioneers Museum

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9. Bishop Castle

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10. Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine

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11. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

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12. Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

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13. Museum of the Mountain West

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14. Molly Brown House Museum

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15. Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center

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16. Glenwood Hot Springs Pool

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17. Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre

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18. Opera Colorado

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19. Downtown Aquarium, Denver

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20. Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame

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21. Benson Park Sculpture Garden

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22. Cliff Palace and Balcony House

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23. Elitch Gardens

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24. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

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25. Carlson Vineyards Winery

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Colorado contains most of the southern Rocky Mountains and is named for the powerful river that rushes through it. The state has a myriad of settings, from alpine meadows, deep canyons, plateaus and mesas to deserts and dunes. Visitors can hike through canyons and up lush mountainsides in the summer and partake in all the offerings and festivals of the capital city, Denver.

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