Places to See in Colorado
A great list of things to do and places to see when you visit Colorado.
- Rocky Mountain National Park is the crown jewel of Colorado. Never has america’s nature been more breath-taking.
- Visit the beautiful town of Estes Park.
- Ride through the mountains on the Royal Gorge Route Railroad.
- Go white water rafting!
- Hike to the beautiful Zapata Falls in the San Luis Valley.
- See the Great Sand Dunes!
- The Royal Gorge Bridge and zip-line.
- Hit the slopes at Winter Park. If it involves snow, they’ve got it.
- Tour Breweries, wineries, and distilleries.
- The Hovenweep National Monument protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages.
- Visit Colorado’s ski towns in the summer. They’re a great place to hike and witness the beauty of the mountains.
- Visit the Ouray Ice Park. Colorado’s ice-climbing capital.
- In the fall, drive through the beautiful Shrine Pass.
- Tour Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site. Built in 1883, the adobe fort was the center of the Bent, St. Vrain Company’s expanding trade empire.
- Watch dancing Indians at Fort Uncompahgre, a military fort turned living museum.
- Every year in June you can check out the Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur, CO.
Denver
- Spend a day at the beautiful Evergreen Lake.
- SkyVenture Colorado is Colorado’s only indoor skydiving facility!
- The Wings over The Rockies air and space museum is a fascinating visit. Home to the world’s only 3/4 scale T-65 X-wing Starfighter.
- Visit the Golden Triangle Museum District, Denver’s most renown display of art.
- Lose track of time at the Colorado Railroad Museum.
- Tour Denver on the Platte Valley Trolley.
- Stay at the beautiful, luxurious, historic Oxford Hotel.
- Visit Creme Coffee House in Denver for some fine coffee.
- Experience the extreme rush of flight! Aviation Xtreme Flight Simulation Center has some of the most advanced simulators in the country.
- Drive up the gorgeous Mount Evans, or take a tour.
- Bring your kids to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
- Visit the mountain parks.
- See the city’s largest flower garden, in Washington Park.
- Watch a baseball game at Coors Field.
- Enter a different world, at the Denver Art Museum.
- Denver Botanic Gardens has Wi-Fi!
- See the exceptionally white & bright Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
- See the large collection of people and animals at the Denver Zoo.
- The Denver Public Library has incredible architecture, and over 2 million items.
- Bring Junior to the Children’s Museum.
- Enjoy a murder mystery dinner.
Castle Rock
- Check out the new Castle Rock Zip Line Tours
Colorado Springs
- See freekish rock formations at the Garden of the Gods.
- Join in a game of outdoor laser tag at Battlefield Colorado.
- Go to the National Museum of World War II Aviation.
- See more than 30 endangered species at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
- Visit the U.S. Air Force Academy.
- Have a great time at the Focus On The Family Welcome Center.
- Enjoy the musical arts at the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.
- Go horseback riding.
- Be amazed at science & industry at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry.
- Tour the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
- Art and alcohol mix, at ‘Splash!‘
Boulder
- Ride the Carousel of Happiness.
- See Boulder’s iconic flatiron mountain formations.
- Visit the Colorado Chautauqua.
- Tour the University of Colorado.
- Eldorado Canyon State Park has some truly impressive rocks.
- Go Diving.
- Every summer is a treat at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.
- Watch a show at the historic Boulder Theater.
- Tour the Earth System Research Laboratory.
- Visit the Boulder History Museum.