ColoradoDisneyFreaks
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- Feb 13, 2010
Jump off of I-70 at US 40 and go over Berthoud Pass to Winter Park. They have a great Alpine slide running during the summer, also downhill biking, or just ride the lift up to the top and look around, then hike or ride the lift back down. It's also close to the back entrance to RMNP, which is MUCH less crowded than the front entrance in Estes Park.
You can drive to within 20 yards or so of the summit of Mt. Evans, amazing view and right off I-70, and you can eat at Beau Jo's pizza in Idaho Springs. In Denver, definitely hit the zoo and Natural History museum, they are right next to each other so you can see them both together. The 16th Street mall is interesting, but not really anything too amazing although the Denver Mint is right there. Absolutely stop at Red Rocks if you want to, just for the sake of the musical history that has happened there.
Further west there are several hot springs you can go to, including Glenwood Springs. Stop to tour around Vail, very chichi town. Just the drive through the mountains on I-70 is pretty.
You can drive to within 20 yards or so of the summit of Mt. Evans, amazing view and right off I-70, and you can eat at Beau Jo's pizza in Idaho Springs. In Denver, definitely hit the zoo and Natural History museum, they are right next to each other so you can see them both together. The 16th Street mall is interesting, but not really anything too amazing although the Denver Mint is right there. Absolutely stop at Red Rocks if you want to, just for the sake of the musical history that has happened there.
Further west there are several hot springs you can go to, including Glenwood Springs. Stop to tour around Vail, very chichi town. Just the drive through the mountains on I-70 is pretty.