COLORADO The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park The Shining & Dumb and Dumber Looking to be spooked? Stephen King was inspired to write The Shining after a one-night stay at The Stanley Hotel , just down the road from Rocky Mountain National Park ’s entrance. Take the tour to see The Shining Suite, the lovingly re-created bathroom and an ax from the film. And while no one enjoys being stood up, recreate the iconic “Dumb and Dumber” scene where Lloyd (Jim Carrey) is waiting for his dream girl at Cascades Whiskey Bar . Order an ice-cold Coors Light or a Stanley Old Fashioned — it is a whiskey bar, after all. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid The stunning backdrop of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” train robbery scenes can be in your photo album if you ride the 1882 Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad . You’ll cross Animas Canyon in style, with the echoes of the steam whistle as you unwind in nature — there’s no Wi-Fi on this 3.5-hour journey (both ways) so it’ll feel like you’re part of the Western. The railroad also does event excursions like a fall photo special, “The Polar Express”-style holiday rides and brew trains. SCOTT DRESSEL-MARTIN COLORADO . COM 125
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