Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
Buffalo Bill Museum is located in the Lookout Mountain Preserve in honor of the legendary Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody). Famous for his matchless buffalo hunting skills, Cody was named Buffalo Bill. You’ll find the Buffalo Bill’s tomb on the Lookout Mountain yearly visited by many people.
Boettcher Mansion
Boettcher Mansion is an ancient 100-year-old building located in a peaceful and exquisite area in Lookout Mountain Nature Preserve. The mansion typically symbolizes English and American Arts and Crafts elements and is used as an event venue.
Golden History Museum and Park
Golden History Museum and Park, situated near the central Golden, serves as a time machine traveling you through the days of the 1800s, showcasing cabins and farm buildings of that time. Just wander through the park to grasp the life during the homesteading era though watching the original barn, chicken house, school, and a two-seater outhouse.
Clear Creek White Water Park
If you are looking for an opportunity to practice your kayaking skills, the fun and innovative Clear Creek White Water Park well suits you! Don’t miss out on a ride on a tube.
Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Forget and leave all the bustle and hustle of city life behind and give a big hug to nature in the middle of the most stunning scenery of the whole of Colorado. Golden Gate Canyon State Park, situated near Denver, contains more than 12,000 acres of forest, meadows, and mountains with a wide range of year-round outdoor activities. Soak up in the park’s tranquility and explore nature through hiking trails, biking, horse riding, picnicking, as well as climbing.
Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve
Lookout Mountain, situated almost near downtown Denver, is part of foothills on the mighty Rocky Mountains. Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve offers lovely hiking trails, pretty meadows, and scenic ponderosa pine forests and is the home to bobcats, black bears, mule deer, elk, and mountain lions. Don’t miss out on scenic spots for summer picnics and snowshoeing and skiing trails in winter.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum showcases the history and evolution of quilting from one generation to the other. It houses traditional family heirlooms and innovative, cutting-edge artworks, as well as antique pieces.