Top Things to do in Colorado
Top Hotels in Colorado
- 1. Best Western Plus Peak Vista Inn & Suites
- 2. Grand Hyatt Denver
- 3. Monarch Casino Resort Spa - Black Hawk
- 4. Le Meridien Denver Downtown
- 5. Best Western Plus Executive Residency Fillmore Inn
- 6. La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Trinidad
- 7. The Oxford Hotel
- 8. Origin Hotel Red Rocks
- 9. SCP Colorado Springs Hotel
- 10. Warwick Denver
What to do and see in Colorado, United States: The Best Ghost Towns
Colorado is home to no less than twenty-six ski resorts such as those in Vail and Breckenridge; other winter activities include snowboarding, sledding, sleigh rides, snow hiking and snowmobiling. The state is blessed with national parks, grasslands and forests where in warmer weather you can enjoy hiking, mountain biking or rock climbing. Wildlife abounds, from bears to moose and raccoons to wolverines. More interested in local history? Head for either the Ute Indian Museum or the Koshare Indian Museum, and don't miss the forts such as Fort Garland and Bent's Old Fort. For a complete change, why not take a ride in a hot air balloon from South Park Valley or Boulder and admire Colorado's picturesque landscape from above?
Restaurants in Colorado
1. South Park City Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 287 reviews
Reviewed By O2152XFdeborahs - Olathe, United States
Enjoyed this self guided walk back in history to the 1860s to 1890s mining town community! There are a little over 40 buildings, along a mainstreet as well as many period items including covered wagons, train cars. Very complete picture of mining in this time period for a very reasonable fee.
2. Skagway Power Plant
3. Douglass City
4. Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 417 reviews
This ski resort with its Victorian look offers all types of terrain for the skier.
Reviewed By slosh26 - Denver, United States
Great mountain with every (and I mean EVERY) staff member super friendly and helpful. Skied 3 days, son did 1/2 day lesson, and loved every minute on the mountain. Even getting rentals, finding lesson and exploring the mountain and village, we enjoyed. Every staff member you pass, you get a hello, Happy New Year, can I help you, and all of them really went out of their way to help. They also understood the Vail Resorts on-line system was (and still is) having plenty of issues. Rentals and lessons all worked out great thanks to the staff on the mountain. My favorite mtn to ski in Colorado. Mtn is steep and you can find some nice steep groomers. Great small pockets for short runs, short lifts near Umbrella Bar) and avoid the bigger crowds. Paradise has great steep runs.
5. Gothic
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 68 reviews
Now a research station and learning center, once was one of the wildest wild west towns.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
Colorado is home to hundreds of deserted ghost towns that have remained untouched and forgotten for many years. Nestled in Colorado's West Elk Mountains, secluded just north of Mount Crested Butte, Colorado's last great ski town, in the shadow of 12,631-foot Gothic Mountain in Gunnison National Forest, the town of Gothic was once home to a thriving silver mine that operated from 1879 to 1896. After the collapse of the silver boom, the town of nearly 1,000 people was next to abandoned, leaving behind only a handful of residents and 200 empty buildings. During its heyday, Gothic welcomed a number of dignified guests, including President Ulysses S. Grant (1880) and the wealthy Bonanza King of Leadville, Horace Tabor, who financially backed the area newspaper. In 1928, more than a decade after Gothic had been designated as a ghost town, the land was purchased by Dr. John Johnson and converted into the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, which specializes in the research of climate control, ecology and the study of marmots. Today, an average of 160 scientists, professors and students live in the former town in the summer. But Gothic has other visitors from time to time, tourists who come to admire an area that is known as the "wildflower capital of Colorado" and the majesty of Gothic Mountain. My wife and I were staying in Mount Crested Butte, where a major mountain biking competition was taking place, and drove the dirt road for seven miles to Gothic. We were lured there by the story of U.S. Grant's visit. We admired Gothic Mountain, as I'm sure he once did.
6. Tin Cup
7. Animas Forks
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 229 reviews
Reviewed By andersmorrison - Sacramento, United States
This place was a blast. It is fun to wandering through the old buildings and just explore. I love that they haven't restored anything and the town appears just as it was left. Would definitely recommend as a must do if you are in Silverton. You can get here by two wheel drive and lots of people do. However, we rented a RZR in Silverton and that was a much better and more fun way to get here.
8. Summitville Ghost Town
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Reviewed By williamkH7880FD - Miami, United States
Easy gravel road well kept. You can get out and walk around old town site from the old days. Place to park and read about the mine site and what was there and when
9. Winfield
10. Independence Ghost Town
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 47 reviews
Visitors can tour the remnants of this former mining town, deserted in the late 1800s after a severe storm knocked out supply routes.
