Kick-start your morning with an expertly prepared shot of espresso at this hip bicycle-themed coffee shop in the Old Town Historic District. Take note of the 1941 Sieber bicycle parked in the window.
The 550-seat jewel-box theater was built in 1878 by Welsh and Cornish miners and continues to draw international applause with classic to contemporary performances each summer.
Step into mini Las Vegas for some nightlife action. The canyon-cradled hamlets of Black Hawk and Central City are just one mile apart and are lined with gambling saloons and historic storefronts.
Pencil in time for a soothing soak in the therapeutic mineral pools. The resort offers his and hers geo-thermal cave baths, private outdoor Jacuzzi baths, a mineral-water swimming pool and a day spa.
Winds captured by the surrounding flat-topped buttes make for prime sailing conditions on Colorado’s largest body of water, popular with anglers, sunbathers and boaters roaming 41,000-plus acres.
See the southwestern night sky’s twinkling stars. The state’s largest research-quality telescope is open Friday and Saturday nights mid-May through September.
Visit the Western State College campus, pop into boutiques or take in the Pioneer Museum’s mineral exhibit and awesome collection of antique cars.
Blocks of Victorian-era buildings form one of the country’s most distinctive towns, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Nearly every summer weekend features a fun festival.
Take the chairlift to a web of mountain-biking trails (Crested Butte is the sport’s self-proclaimed birthplace) or see how you fare at bungee jumping, zip-lining and disc golf at Adventure Park.
The museum always has a fresh rotation of works by forward-thinking painters, sculptors and multimedia artists.
Admire the intricate carvings adorning this building, shipped piece by piece from Boulder’s sister city in Tajikistan. Have a bite to eat and order a pot of tea from the teahouse’s exhaustive menu.
Rated in the top five industrial collections in the nation, the museum is home to photos, artifacts, kids exhibits, mining-operations exhibits and the only remaining wooden mine rescue car in the U.S.
