If someone were to visit your hometown, what would they have to do? What would they have to see? (If you don't want to be too personal, broaden the scope, to state/providence, or even just country) -- In Colorado, I feel for a person visiting it's essential to see the mountains. Colorado's home to 53 14-ers (14,000 feet+/4250m+) And almost anyone you talk to relates to some type of mountain activity (skiing, hiking, camping, biking, rafting, etc). Best part, they're useable year round. Of course marijuana is one of the biggest topics out here, and may as well be. I've visited Oregon, and washington, and Colorado really is the only tourist spot open for weed so far. There's 100s of shops for recreational use, and fun tours like wine country tours in which limos can take you around, show you the plantation, dispensaries, and smoke you up :sifone: Weed is huge here, whether or not you use it, it's very different from how a lot of the world perceives it. Smoking a joint or bowl is just as normal as going out for a beer or drink, so whether or not you like it, just know that the exposure will be there. I haven't spent one day in boulder without being smoked up for free. Bicycling is pretty big out here, Boulder, Castle Rock, Denver, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, (all the major towns) are where a lot of biking enthusiasts reside. And we're the first state to introduce the bike sharing program where tourists can go to a bike station and be riding in minutes. They can be dropped off at other stations too which are located virtually everywhere. Get some drinks, Colorado brews a plethora of beers. I hate using the term best, but if you ever look up best beer in america, colorado is gonna make every list you read. I'm not an IPA person myself, but micro-breweries are very popular here, if you're into that. Lastly, visit Red Rocks. This really is the best venue I've seen in my life. I want to be proven wrong just to see something cooler, but if you come in the summer. Look up film on the rocks, cheapest way you'll ever see an event there. Otherwise concerts, and random events can be found on their calendar, and all open dates are open to the public.
So the microbreweries in Colorado make only IPAs? I would say Cali has the best (and most) craft breweries.
A big part of microbrewery culture is tasting places IPAs... And that's why I said I hated to use the term best. It's not competition, just saying it's a big part of Colorado's culture --of course cali is bigger, the bay area alone has a bigger population than the entire state of colorado
hometown as in where i came from, or hometown as in where i live now? if the former, nothing. there's a nice rails-to-trails, and a great set of parks for a village of its size, but really nothing to interest tourists. a couple towns over though, there's an amusement park, a lake, and tons of other touristy stuff piggybacking off those two attractions. if the latter, it's pretty much just the lake. also, this area is big for wineries. i can't imagine traveling somewhere just to sit in a restaurant and drink wine, but it seems to be a legitimate tourist activity around here.
seriously hmu I do have an extra bed if I'm not renting it!! although I am in the city and I know you like you're nature better, but either way we gotta smoke up
Whatever you call home, I'm not even from the states, but i call it home And wine tours are very fun! You learn a lot about the different types of grapes and can see the vineyards which are just picturesque. And the part that's great are the wine pairings, you really learn how each wine affects your palette, and it's sort of surreal how you can learn how to change the taste of everything you eat.
Well I don't think I'll have much time for nature and we'll be in the city I think, is that where Mile High Stadium is? Wherever that is I think I'll be close by. But I have my partner and a couple of friends so you gotta move your whole house out to let us stay. But I'm down for smoking. Is that like, I can just walk into a shop and buy some weed?
I live in Southern California, so take your friggin' pick mountains for skiing ocean for surfing desert for off-roading and you could literally do all 3 in one day, a long assed day, but it can be done. then you have the fucking plethora of tourist attractions; Dizzyland Hollyweird Snott's Booby Farm Magic Mountain Queen Mary Universal Studios Sea World sports, sports and more sports etc etc etc etc etc.........
I love California....maybe northern CA a little more than southern CA but next time I'm down there...we'll have to go to the Booby Farm or something.
my town is gorgeous - in the 70s we had a mayor from Vienna who hired a landscape architect to redesign the town to look more like a European city. He narrowed four lanes to two, put in wide sidewalks lined by trees and flower boxes. So I would recommend starting out with a walk. There are a ton of little sidewalk cafes if you get hungry or thirsty along the way. There is also a really nice park in the middle of town. There is a river through the center of town and the main attraction of the park is a waterfall. Its a great place to read a book or have a picnic. we're getting more well known for our restaurants so pretty much any restaurant you choose is going to be quality good. Lots of nice bars too, my two favorites are a microbrewery and a bar that has over a hundred beers on tap and hundreds in bottle. There are a few breweries within a 15 minute drove of town too if beer is your thang. for live music we have this great dive bar. It doesn't look like much but they have seriously talented bands playing every night. we have a nice rails to trail that connects downtown to a little small town in the foothills of the mountains. There are little bike kiosks set up everywhere and I think its like a quarter to rent a bike then you get your quarter back when you return it. As you're leaving downtown on the trail you'll see the children's garden which is a whimsical, magical little place even if you don't have kids. we're an hour outside the blue ridge mountains and if you aren't up for the drive there is a small mountain like 5 minutes outside of town that has some nice hiking trails and a nice spot at the top where you can see the city, but its impossible to find unless you already know its there. I guess that's all I got. I'm completely sold on Colorado after reading the OP.
LOL i was just looking at all of the u tube vids of the old I <3 NY ads, but there is not a little of everything consolidated in just one ad.....there are too many different ones.
To name a few: Broadway Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Guggenheim Museum of natural History to name only a few museums Baseball Hall of Fame Saratoga Springs FDR territory and museums Hudson River long Island beaches culture Prestigious Universities like Columbia College Catskill Mountains Adirondacks Niagara Falls Historical sights countless dining experiences and on and on and on something for everyone
Sleepy, 5 days booked in Denver right now. It might change, but it's pencilled into the itinerary at the moment.