Ever feel the need to just relax? Silly question. One of the best places in Colorado to pamper your mind, body and soul is Glenwood Hot Springs! There isn’t a better place than the “Grand Spring,” the supplier of the nearly three block long, super-sized, natural mineral pool. The Ute Indians used the healing qualities [...]
DATE: May 7, 2010 | FILED IN: CO Attractions | AUTHOR: Steven Bryner
What do the Beatles, Dave Matthews and U2 have to do with Colorado? Each group had a landmark performance at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado and helped bring the venue into the eyes of the world as a special place to see a concert while also enjoying some stunning landscape. The surrounding park is also a haven for outdoor adventurers, and features a restaurant, gift shop, concert memorabilia and even an official Colorado Welcome Center.
DATE: April 21, 2010 | FILED IN: CO Attractions | AUTHOR: Terri Bankemper
Brushstrokes. Sculpture. Arias. Concertos. The visual and performing arts scene in Denver, Colorado is dynamic and diverse, attracting thousands of new and visiting artists every year. From the boutique galleries to the concert venues, the creative expression here is of world-class caliber. Home to one of the world’s biggest performing arts complexes and a half-dozen [...]
DATE: March 24, 2010 | FILED IN: CO Attractions | AUTHOR: Melani Schweder
Back in the 1940s, an eight-year-old girl told a Walt Disney artist, Arturo Monaco, what she believed Santa’s home and village looked like. Mr. Monaco turned her vision into blueprints for an actual village — the first was built in Lake Placid, NY, in the late 1940s, and the second was built in 1956 at [...]
DATE: November 24, 2009 | FILED IN: CO Attractions | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
Often referred to as the “Heart of Colorado’s Fruit and Wine Country,” Palisade, Colorado, is world famous for its peaches. It also hosts 75% of the state’s premium wine grape vineyards. Situated at the base of the Grand Mesa on the Colorado River, Palisade is also in the center of outdoor activities in Western Colorado. [...]
DATE: October 17, 2009 | FILED IN: CO Attractions | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
What better way to capture the beauty and feel of the Old Southwest than by rail? Before railroads, the only way to get to many areas of the Southwest was by horse, mule or stagecoach — all of which were rather uncomfortable ways to travel. After the construction of the Rio Grande’s San Juan Extension, [...]
DATE: October 15, 2009 | FILED IN: CO Attractions,NM Attractions | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
What better way to experience the majesty and grandeur of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado than by narrow gauge railroad! The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad line runs between the old mining towns of Durango and Silverton, Colorado. The tracks run along the steep sides of a mountain high above the Animas [...]
DATE: July 28, 2009 | FILED IN: CO Attractions | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
