INDEX A. R. Mitchell Memorial ARP, 41 aby Doe Tabor Museum, A Museum of Western B Accommodations, 314 Art, 438–439 10–12, 43, 47 Bachelor Historic Tour, 426 Armory, 136 Adams State College-Luther Bachelor-Syracuse Mine Tour, Art Castings of Colorado, 230 E. Bean Museum, 424 400 The Art Center (Grand Aerial sports, Colorado Backpacking. See Hiking Junction), 343 Springs, 173 Backstage Theatre (Brecken- Art Center of Estes Park, 245 Air Force Academy Falcons, ridge), 297 ArtDistrict on Santa Fe, 124 175 Balcony House, 387 Art Fair, 32 Airport security, 26 Ballooning, 60, 117, 173, 205 Art on the Corner, 343 Air travel, 34–37, 43 Bananas Fun Park, 343 Arts District of Breckenridge, Alamosa, 421–425 Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours, 201 292 Alamosa-Monte Vista Barker Reservoir, 206 Art Source International, 208 National Wildlife Refuges, Barnes & Noble, 125 Arvada Center for the Arts & 424–425 Barney Ford House Museum, Humanities, 133 Alberta Falls Trail, 259 292 Aspen, 4, 317–332 Alpine slide, 281 Barr Lake State Park, accommodations, 326–329 Altitude sickness, 39 118, 121 getting around, 319–320 Amaze’n Steamboat Maze, Barr Trail, 174 nightlife, 331–332 270 Bas Bleu Theatre Company, restaurants, 329–331 Amaze’n Winter Park, 282 227 shopping, 326 American Automobile Asso- Baseball, 122–123, 175 skiing and other winter ciation (AAA), 448 Basketball, Denver, 123 activities, 320–323 American Express, 77, 448 Bear Lake Road, 255 traveling to, 318–319 American Cowboy Museum, Beaver Creek, 66 visitor information, 319 168 Bed and Breakfast Innkeep- warm-weather and year- American Indians, 8–9, 15–16 ers of Colorado, 24 round activities, America the Beautiful Access Benson Sculpture Garden, 323–324 Passes, 41, 59 229 Aspen Art Museum, 325–326 Amtrak, 37 Bent’s Old Fort National Aspen Highlands, 65, 321 Anasazi Heritage Center, 389 Historic Site, 444 Aspen Historical Society, 324 Andenken, 124 Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Aspen Mountain, Andrew J. Macky Gallery, 202 305 66, 320–321 Anglers All, 118 Bicycle Tour of Colorado, Aspen Music Festival, 31 Anheuser-Busch Brewery, 116–117 Aspen Music Festival and 216–217 Bierstadt Lake Trail, 259 School, 325 Animas Museum,COPYRIGHTED 370 MATERIALThe Big Blue Bear, 112 Astor House Museum, 136 Antique Emporium at Mani- Bijou Bar and Grill, 178 A Taste of Colorado, 33 tou Springs, 175 Biking and mountain biking, Atencio, John, 126 Antique Row, 124 60, 64, 374 ATMs (automated-teller Applejack Wine & Spirits, 126 Aspen, 323, 324 machines), 38 Arapahoe Basin, 65, 287 best places for mountain ATV tours, 267 Arapahoe Park, 123 biking, 8 Auto racing, 122, 175, Argo Gold Mine, Mill, and Boulder, 205 236, 265, 433 Museum, 140 Breckenridge, 290, 291 Avery House, 217 Arkansas Headwaters Recre- Colorado Springs, 173, 174 ation Area, 417 Crested Butte, 413 Boulder Army Store, 210 Buffalo Bill Days, 32 461 Denver, 116, 117–118 Boulder Arts & Crafts Coop- Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave, Fort Collins, 216, 221, 222 erative, 208 136 Glenwood Springs, 350 Boulder Bach Festival, Buffalo Bill’s Birthday Grand Junction, 339–340 30, 212 Celebration, 30 Loveland, 229 Boulder Beer Company, 202 Bull & Bush Pub & Brewery, Montrose, 358–359 Boulder Creek Path, 130, 131 Rocky Mountain National 199, 204, 206–207 Buntport Theater, 132 Park, 258–259 Boulder Creek Stream Burlington, 237–240 Salida, 424 Observatory, 199 Business of Art Center, 176 Steamboat Springs, 267 Boulder Creek Winery, 201 Bus travel, 38 Telluride, 394 Boulder History Museum, Butterfly Pavilion, 109 Trinidad, 440 202–203 Buttermilk, 66 Vail, 304 Boulder Kinetic Fest, 31 Buttermilk Mountain, 322 Winter Park, 282 Boulder Mountaineering, Byers-Evans House, 105 Bird-watching, 68, 260–261 210 Black American West Boulder Museum of Contem- Museum & Heritage porary Art, 203 Caboose Hobbies, 128 Center, 106 Boulder Philharmonic Calendar of events, 29–34 Black Canyon of the Gunni- Orchestra, 212–213 Camera Obscura, 124 son, 9, 360–363 Boulder Reservoir, 207–208 Camping, 60 Black Canyon of the Gunni- Boulder Theater, 210–211 Black Canyon of the son National Park, Box Canyon Falls & Park, 400 Gunnison, 363 58, 359, 365 Boyd Lake State Park, Breckenridge, 295 Black Sheep, 178 228–229 Colorado National Blossoms of Light, 34 Bradford Washburn Ameri- Monument, 337 BlueBards, 179 can Mountaineering Colorado Springs, 154–155 Bluebird Theater, 129 Museum, 136 Denver, 88 Boating, 60, 118, 290, 365. 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Vail Valley Music Dinosaur National See also Kayaking; Rafting Festival, 305 Monument, 338 Boettcher Mansion, 136 Breckenridge, 4, 66, 284–297 Estes Park, 249–250 Bolder Boulder, 31 accommodations, 293–295 Grand Junction, 346 Bonny Lake State Park, festivals, 291–292 Gunnison and Curecanti, 238–239 getting around, 286 408 Books, recommended, 22 nightlife, 297 Hovenweep, 390 Book Sleuth, 176 restaurants, 295–297 Mesa Verde, 388 Boom Days (Leadville), 32 shopping, 293 Montrose, 360 Botanical gardens, Denver, special events, 286 Pueblo, 432, 434 109 traveling to, 285–286 Rocky Mountain National Boulder, 183–213 visitor information, 286 Park, 261 accommodations, 187–193 warm-weather and year- Campus Cycles, 127 arriving in, 183–184 round activities, 289–291 Cañon City, 435–437 drugstores, 186 winter activities, 286–289 Canyons of the Ancients emergencies, 186 Breckenridge Brewery, 131 National Monument, 390 getting around, 185–186 Breckenridge Festival of Carbon offsetting, 43 hospitals, 187 Film, 292 Carousel Dinner Theatre, 227 layout, 184–185 Breckenridge Music Festival, Car rentals, green, 43 newspapers and maga- 291 Car travel, 36, 37 zines, 187 Breckenridge National Castlewood Canyon State nightlife, 210–213 Historic District, 292 Park, 121 post office, 187 Breckenridge Train Company, The Catacombs, 211 restaurants, 194–199 292 Cattle drives, 60, 267–268, shopping, 208–210 Brewery tours, 131, 219 304, 373 sights and attractions, Bridal Veil Falls, 395 Cave of the Winds, 169 199–204 The Broadmoor, 165 Celestial Seasonings, sports and outdoor activi- Brown Palace Hotel, 114 201–202 ties, 204–208 Brush, 234 Cellphones, 46 taxes, 187 Brush Rodeo, 32, 236 Centennial Village Museum, visitor information, 184 Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & 232 what’s new in, 2 Railway, 436 462 Center of Southwest Studies, Colorado History Museum, Colorado Springs Dance Thea- 370 106, 113 tre Wine Festival, 30 Centers for Disease Control Colorado History Museum Colorado Springs Fine Arts and Prevention, 39 Store, 126 Center, 166–167, 179 Central Park, 199 Colorado Hotel and Lodging Colorado Springs Pioneers Chapel Hills Mall, 177 Association, 24 Museum, 161–162 Chapin Mesa Archeological Colorado MahlerFest, 29, 213 Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Museum, 387 Colorado Mills, 127 175 Charlie Brown’s, 130 Colorado Mountain Colorado Springs World Chatfield State Park, Expeditions, 116 Arena, 179 88, 118, 121–122 Colorado Mountain Colorado Springs World Cheers Liquor Mart, 177 School, 62 Arena Ice Hall, 174 Cherry Creek Shopping Colorado Music Festival, 213 Colorado State Capitol, Center, 124, 126 Colorado National Monu- 100, 114 Cherry Creek State Park, ment, 9–10, 58, 334, Colorado State Fair, 33, 433 118, 122 336–337 Colorado State Mining Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 170 Colorado Off Highway Championship, 32 Children’s Museum of Vehicle Coalition, 62 Colorado State Parks, 57 Denver, 111 Colorado Outfitters Colorado State University, Children’s Museum of Association, 57 217–218 Durango, 370, 372 Colorado Railroad Museum, Colorado State University Christmas Mountain USA, 33 137 School of the Arts, 227 Christmas with Cody, 34 Colorado Rapids, 123 Colorado Symphony The Church, 129 Colorado Rockies, 122 Orchestra, 132 Churchill Bar, 130 Colorado School of Mines Colorado Tourism Office, 24 Cinco de Mayo (Denver and Geology Museum, 137 Colorado Trail, 62–64 Colorado Springs), 30 Colorado Shakespeare Denver area, 119 The Citadel, 177 Festival, 32, 213 Comanche National City and County Building, Colorado Ski Country Grassland, 445 113 USA, 65 Comanche Peak Wilderness City Auditorium, 179 Colorado Ski Museum-Ski & area, 222 City Park Snowboard Hall of Fame, Comedy Works, 132 Denver, 109 305 Commonwheel Artists Co-op, Fort Collins, 220 Colorado Springs, 143–182 176 Pueblo, 433 accommodations, 147–155 Conor O’Neill’s, 211 Civic Center Park, 113 arriving in, 144 Consulates, 449 Clear Creek History Park, 137 emergencies, 146 Continental Divide Trail Alli- Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, getting around, 145–146 ance (CDTA), 63, 265 133 hospitals, 147 CooperSmith’s Pub & Cliff Palace, 387 layout, 145 Brewing Co., 219 Climbing and mountaineer- nightlife, 177–180 Coors Brewing Company, ing, 64, 259 outdoor activities, 172–174 131, 137 Aspen, 324 post office, 147 Coors Field, 114 Black Canyon of the restaurants, 155–161 Copper Mountain, 66 Gunnison, 362 safety, 147 Corks/Wine Complements, Boulder, 205–206 shopping, 175–177 126 Durango, 374 side trips from, 180–182 Cortez Cultural Center, 388 Steamboat Springs, 268 sightseeing, 161–172 Country Boy Mine, 292 Cokedale, 442 spectator sports, 175 Country Christmas Jubilee at Colorado Avalanche, 123 taxes, 147 Old Town, 34 Colorado Ballet, 133 visitor information, Cowboy Gathering, 33 Colorado Brewers’ 144–145 Cowboys, 178 Festival, 32 what’s new in, 2 Cozens Ranch House Colorado Country Antique Colorado Springs Airport, 35 Museum, 282 Mall, 175 Colorado Springs Balloon Credit cards, 38 Colorado Directory, Inc., 60 Classic, 33, 173 Creede, 425–426 Colorado Division of Colorado Springs Dance Creede Museum, 426 Wildlife, 62 Theatre, 179–180 Creede Repertory Theatre, Colorado Gators, 424 426 Crested Butte,