Helping of Hot / COME TO LIFE museums include the El Pueblo History Museum , a re-created 1840s adobe trading post and archaeological excavation site, and The Steelworks Museum , rated in the top five industrial collections in the nation. have also shaped the city’s menus. Stop in at one of the longtime local restaurants and shops, like Franks Meat Market, Paleteria Y Neveria Durango, Tortilleria Delicias or Giodone’s Italian Bar and Grill . If there’s still time, stop into the Songbird Cellars tasting room on Abriendo Avenue for handcrafted fruit wines and find out what’s on stage at the Steel City Theatre Company, Impossible Players and Grupo Folklórico del Pueblo . EVENING Watch the city melt into gold, red and orange during a sunset gondola cruise (4) down the river. Afterward, head into historic Old Town for a bite to eat, making sure to sample the town’s de facto mascot, the chile pepper. This spicy, fire-roasted treat is per-haps best enjoyed in savory pork green chile. For a unique Pueblo culinary experience, try a Slopper, a hamburger patty served open-faced in a bowl on a grilled bun and smothered in green chile. To get chile goodness to bring home with you, take the Pueblo Chile Farm Stand Tour along U.S. Highway 50 east of town July through October. A long tradition of Italian, Greek, Slovenian, Polish, Irish, German and African-American residents 3 AFTERNOON If you’re traveling with children, your next stop should be the Buell Children’s Museum (2) , ranked the No. 2 children’s art museum in the nation by Child Magazine . Next, head to the Pueblo Weis-brod Aircraft Museum (3) . Origi-nally a World War II Army air base in 1943, the museum boasts more than 30 vintage aircraft, including a massive B-29. Other can’t-miss 4 SAVE THE DATE! BOATS, BANDS & BBQ MAY 18-19 BANDS IN THE BACKYARD JUNE 15-16 COLORADO STATE FAIR AUGUST 24 -SEPTEMBER 3 EAT, STAY & EXPLORE NSRA STREET ROD NATIONALS JUNE 22-24 LOAF ‘N JUG PRESENTS THE CHILE & FRIJOLES FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 21-23 FIND MORE: VISITPUEBLO.ORG 300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE & OUTDOOR ADVENTURE! FIND MORE ADVENTURE IN THE VISIT PUEBLO APP COLORADO.COM / 139
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