I’ve lived in Colorado for over 30 years, but have since move to warmer weather in Texas. My family likes to visit at least once a year and when we visit, there are a bunch of places we make sure to visit and make more memories!
WaterWorld has been a family favorite since the 80s! Even though I no longer live in Colorado, we make an effort to visit every year and get passes for WaterWorld! The Cleopatra Ride and Journey to the Center of the Earth rides still captivate us!
Water World | Outdoor Family Water Park & Birthday Parties - Denver, CO
Casa Bonita is one of the most unique Mexican food restaurants you’ll ever go to! With waterfall cliff divers, Bart’s Cave, Puppet shows, an arcade and so many places to explore inside the restaurant you could easily spend the day here! Sopapillas ar...
Casa Bonita
Can you really say you’ve been to Colorado if you’ve never seen the Rockies play at least once?
Rockies Ticket Information | Colorado Rockies
The children’s museum is a fantastic place to take the kiddos for play and learning! There’s so many different activities to do here! I’ve got so many good memories of going as a child and talking my kids here too!
Children's Museum of Denver | Kids Learn and Play in Colorado
The Denver Zoo is a beautiful place to visit anytime of year! Wintertime has zoo lights at night and some of the animals are indoors, but you can still see them! Summertime is nice because most of the animals are out and about, playing in the water ...
Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | Saving Wildlife Together
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is a huge place to visit and has so much to offer for everyone! It’s one of the reasons I fell in love with anthropology and archeology! The planetarium is also wonderful to see here! Definitely be ready to vis...
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Colorado is known for its beautiful outdoors! Red Rocks Amphitheater uses the beautiful natural rocks and makes music sound amazing! It’s so much fun to hear music while watching the stars, making memories with friends and loved ones! Definitely a mu...
Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre - Official Website
This is one of my favorite concert venues! It has massive floor space and offer balcony tables & seating for those who don’t want to stand! It’s surprisingly small, yet large- music will rumble and shake through you, to your core!
Mesa Verde is a beautiful and sacred place to visit in Southern Colorado. There’s lots of wonderful history, anthropology and archeology here! The views here are spectacular and the energy is invigorating!
Mesa Verde National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
One of my earliest memories of vacations was to Pagosa Springs. The relaxing hot springs and beautiful views are enough to put a smile on anyone’s face!
Hot Springs | The Springs Resort | Pagosa Springs, CO
The Cut Throat Cafe is a community and family favorite when visiting Bailey, Colorado! Food is good and friendly service!
Cutthroat Cafe
Anyone who loves Colorado nature knows Sasquatch is out there! This is a fun little museum/shop is great for a quick tour and learn the lore behind Sasquatch!
The Sasquatch Outpost | About Us | Sasquatch Outpost
This place has been in Bailey for as long as I can remember! My mom would bring me there for ice cream after school. We visit every year we go out to Colorado to enjoy ice cream and get friends some Colorado souvenirs!
Welcome - Knotty Pine
One of the most unique and underrated experiences to have is eating a footlong hot dog inside a giant hotdog! 🌭 Bailey has quite the variety of things to do and see!