Golden | COME TO LIFE mesas rising above town with commanding views of the area. White Ranch Park is another scenic spot to stretch your legs. Triceratops Trail , an easy path to dinosaur fossils — is a favorite for families. Of course, you’ll stop into Golden’s highest-profile attraction: Coors Brewery . Marvel at a room of giant copper kettles and watch thousands of cans and bottles whirl around you. Or savor the craft-beer scene at the town’s numerous local breweries. While many don’t serve food, you can bring your own snacks in or order from the food trucks parked directly outside. Find something for everyone at two recently opened food halls: Delights range from charcuterie and gelato to a self-pour tap wall stocked with Colorado beers, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages. COLORADO DENVER & CITIES OF THE ROCKIES DOWNTOWN GOLDEN WORLD’S BIGGEST LITTLE BEER TOWN & MUCH MORE Golden is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty just 12 miles from Denver. Lookout Mountain looms above town and offers panoramic views in every direction. Evening Catch a concert at (or just hike around) Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre in nearby Morrison . The natural amphitheater was listed on the nation’s top bucket list for outdoor concerts by Rolling Stone Magazine . Morning Famous frontier scout and showman Buffalo Bill Cody was buried at Lookout Mountain in 1917. Today, a museum near the gravesite brings his story back to life. The drive to the gravesite begins in historic downtown Golden on the electric-vehicle-friendly Lariat Loop scenic byway . VISIT DENVER. circle of track on which they run steam locomotives and the famous Galloping Goose, a 1928 Pierce-Arrow limousine put on train wheels with a bus welded to the back. And the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum is the first and only in the nation dedicated to mountaineering history. Bike or hike the paved Clear Creek Trail , which follows the creek from the mountains through Golden to Denver ; or tube and kayak a human-made whitewater course with rapids and gentle falls. The free Golden History Museum has 1800s cabins, a one-room schoolhouse and items from eras past. CHECK OUT A RIDE AT GOLDEN BIKE LIBRARY THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY TO OCTOBER — TWO HOURS FOR FREE OR $10 FOR A DAY FULL OF WHEELING AROUND TOWN. Afternoon South Table Mountain and North Table Mountain are landmark The Colorado Railroad Museum has a half-mile FINE DINING IN A UNIQUE SETTING AWAITS A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD AT THE FORT, A RECREATED ADOBE PIONEER STRUCTURE SERVING “NEW FOODS OF THE OLD WEST.” Stay & Play Options Denver (page 181), Golden , Lakewood , Morrison (page 185) COLORADO . COM 163
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