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
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Things to do in Colorado, United States: The Best Natural History Museums
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?
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1. The Anasazi Heritage Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 281 reviews
Southwest Colorado's premier archaeological museum, featuring the Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) and other Native American cultures, including two archaeological sites and a research collection of over 3 million artifacts.
Reviewed By warrens93
I have a degree in Anthropology and a focused interest in the ancient cultures of the Southwestern Native Americans. This museum tells it all. If you're going to Mesa Verde, then you might as well go here to. BTW, the staff is excellent!
2. Edgar Experimental Mine
3. Fossil Posse Adventures
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 6 reviews
A unique, one of a kind dinosaur experience! We bring adventure-education to a new level by celebrating and delivering an understanding of the ancient world, specifically prehistoric Colorado. Eons of geologic time have put our Earth through incredible and amazing changes. Along with those changes, the beasts and creatures of fantasy that inhabited our Earth will come to life like never before. Transport yourself with us!
4. Headwaters River Journey
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
An interactive experience through 31 immersive exhibits inviting visitors to explore the wonder of Colorado's rivers, learn about climate change and the threats to our water supply, discuss water-related issues, and take action to conserving our greatest resource.
5. Expanding Minds Unlimited - The Colorado Springs Children's Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8 reviews
Exciting fun for families includes art projects, live animals, science and nature exploration, history and culture. The children's and natural History Museum Museum has something for everyone.
6. Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4,021 reviews
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain region’s leading resource for informal science education. A variety of exhibitions, programs, and activities help Museum visitors experience the natural wonders of Colorado, Earth, and the universe.
Reviewed By RStravails - Denver, United States
The traveling and main exhibitions are world class. A decent cafe, revelant and interesting exhibits, plus all the time-honored enjoyment of gems and minerals, wildlife dioramas and dinosaur bones makes a fantastic couple of days.
7. Museum of Western Colorado: Dinosaur Journey Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 240 reviews
Life-sized robotic dinosaurs and an earthquare simulator are some of this museum's exhibits that will interest the whole family.
Reviewed By RWAJ08 - Lexington, United States
My kids (2 and 5) loved this museum. There are great exhibits - all are indoors and it takes about 30-60 minutes to see most things. There are replica fossils, recreated dinosaurs that move (big hit with my kids) and lots of interesting facts, a kids area to dig for "fossils", a water table area to build a dam, and an area where you can watch workers trying to retrieve fossils. They've got a cute gift shop as well.
8. CU Museum of Natural History
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 33 reviews
More than four million artifacts and specimens from the Rocky Mountain and Plains regions make this one of the leading university natural science museums in the United States.
9. Wild Bear Nature Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
Wild Bear Nature Center is Boulder County's only all-ages non-profit nature center, open 7 days a week to the public. Wild Bear is free to visit, and regularly has special programs and camps throughout the year.
10. Mountain Studies Institute - Mountain Discovery Center
Come discover, explore and engage at the Mountain Studies Institute's Mountain Discovery Center! You'll learn about the Animas River watershed and the natural history of the San Juan Mountains through interactive exhibits, and educational programs including wildflower hikes, river walks, nature photography classes, talks from expert speakers and more!
