HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS Well-preserved landmarks and captivating museums offer a peek into the past, when American Indians, pioneers and fortune-seekers made our state what it is today. Chip at a real gold vein and gain an understanding of the arduous work undertaken by miners at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek or Old Hundred Gold Mine in Silverton; ride the rails of the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad or Georgetown Loop ; or explore the living culture of the Ute Indians at the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose. COLORADO.com/History CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: GOLD PAN, ISTOCKPHOTO; LEADVILLE COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILROAD, LAURENCE PARENT; BUTTERFLY, ISTOCKPHOTO; BACKPACK, GETTYIMAGES; COLORADO GATOR FARM IN MOSCA. ZOOS & ANIMAL SANCTUARIES Bears, gators and butterflies are a few of the critters that inhabit our zoos, aquariums and sanctuaries. Spy on black bears and moun-tain lions at the Wild Animal Sanctuary west of Denver; feed one of the world’s largest giraffe herds at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs; walk through a rainforest amid a fluttering of wings at The Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster or toss fish to the res-idents of the Colorado Gators Reptile Park in Mosca. COLORADO.com/Zoos @ColoradoGatorFarm FAMILY ACTIVITIES BACKPACKS Twenty-nine Colorado State Parks have Family Activity Backpacks available for check out at the park visitor centers. With bug boxes, magnifiers, guide books, binoculars and more, the packs help explorers of any age discover how fun the journey through the great outdoors can be. COLORADO.com/ CSPBackpacks COLORADO.COM / 61
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