Historic Sites & Family Fun / COME TO LIFE and The Steelworks Museum , rated in the top-five industrial collections in the nation. EVENING Watch the city melt into shades of gold, red and orange during a sunset gondola ride 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. Try a Pueblo Slopper, a hamburger patty smothered in green chile and topped with cheese and onions. More than 25 local restaurants serve up their own version of the beloved dish, so you can easily embark on your own Slopper tour — and take the Pueblo Chile Farm Stand Tour along Hwy. 50 east of town July through October to gather your own ingredients. Residents of Italian, Greek, Slo-venian, Polish, Irish, German and African-American heritage have also shaped the city’s menus. Stop into 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 . Stay at Station on the Riverwalk , a boutique hotel housed in a building that operated as the town’s police station and jail from the 1940s to 2010. 3 award-winning Buell Children’s Museum (3) , adored for its hands-on exhibits focused on the arts, science and history. Next, head to the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum , a World War II Army air base turned museum with more than 30 vintage aircraft, including a massive B-29. Other can’t-miss museums include the El Pueblo History Museum , a re-created 1840s adobe trading post and archaeological excavation site, SAVE THE DATE! NSRA STREET ROD NATIONALS JUNE 21-23 ROLLIN ON THE RIVERWALK JULY 4TH COLORADO STATE FAIR AUGUST 23 -SEPTEMBER 2 EAT, STAY & EXPLORE WINE ON THE WATER JULY 2019 LOAF ‘N JUG PRESENTS THE CHILE & FRIJOLES FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 20-22 FIND MORE: VISITPUEBLO.ORG 300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE & OUTDOOR ADVENTURE! FIND MORE ADVENTURE IN THE VISIT PUEBLO APP COLORADO.COM / 157
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