23 Free Things to Do | COME TO LIFE 7. Honeyville See honeybees hard at work inside a glass-encased beehive and taste free samples of regional honey products at this small shop north of Durango. 14. Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum See where President Eisenhower landed when visiting nearby Fraser and check out the cufflinks owned by renowned aviator Howard Hughes in Granby. 19. Cano’s Castle Four glimmering towers, made of mostly beer cans, rise into the sky off Antonito’s main street, making the fortification an oddity right in town. 8. Montrose Botanic Gardens Behind gilded gates exists a green-thumb sanctuary of native plants, succulents and brightly colored flowers. 15. Frisco Historic Park & Museum Find out what life was like for Colorado’s 19th-century miners. Explore the schoolhouse museum, jail, cabins, a chapel and more. 20. Loveland Museum This jewel houses 30,000 objects, many by local artists, and showcases Loveland’s history through displays that include Sweetheart City USA. 9. Liquid Arts ™ Tours Hundreds of breweries, wineries, distilleries and cideries pepper Colorado’s towns, most offering free tours that show how the magic is made. Visit Colorado.com/LiquidArts for ideas. 21. Silver Cliff Cemetery This 1880s cemetery-with-a-stunning-mountain-view, known for its “unexplained dancing blue lights, seen on occasion,” is also the resting place for many miners of that rough era. 16. Hiwan Homestead Museum Take a free guided tour of the Hiwan Homestead, a 25-room log lodge turned museum near Evergreen. Don’t miss the Native American art scattered around the home. 10. Aurora’s Wheel Park Grab a skateboard, bike or skates to wheel around the 10-foot bowl, street-skating features, BMX track, inline-hockey rink and more. 22. City of Murals Tour Walk around Main Street in Delta to see murals and sculptures created by local artists that celebrate the heritage of the community. 17. Picture Canyon Marvel at Native American rock art, pioneer homesteads and craggy geologic formations at this historic gem near Campo. 11. Rocky Ford Museum Peruse exhibits about the area’s history dating back to 1878, including its geology, archaeology and the everyday life of people in the Arkansas Valley. 18. Fremont Ridge Site Located along the Rangely Rock Art Tour, Fremont is home to panels of petroglyphs, resembling carrot men, that can be seen on an easy out-and-back hike. 23. Limon Heritage Museum & Railroad Park Complex A visit to the plains wouldn’t be complete without popping into the white-sided 1894 pioneer schoolhouse, an excellent example of frontier education. 12. Sandhill Crane Migration Each spring, sandhill cranes migrate in magnificent fashion through the San Luis Valley. Catch a glimpse at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge. 13. Cross a Rainbow Bridge Fort Morgan’s historic Rainbow Bridge is an engineering marvel built in 1923 and still standing strong. Venture across for great views of the Platte River. COLORADO CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. MORE IDEAS AT Colorado.com/FreeThings “Naming of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains” in Alamosa COLORADO . COM 79
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