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Valley of Fire adds color to Nevada landscape

With jagged limestone mounds of fiery scarlet, vermilion and mauve rising out of the Mojave Desert, Valley of Fire State Park could have inspired fantastical artwork of a Martian landscape. But the 56.000-acre attraction o ...

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Grand Canyon National Park: a natural wonder

Offering a magnificent awe-inspiring experience, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size at 277 river miles long, up to 18 miles wide and a mile deep.

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St. Julien Hotel indulges body and soul

Since opening in 2005, the classy St. Julien Hotel has become a prime destination in the Boulder—Denver area for dining, drinking, spa treatments, relaxing and listening to live music.

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The Boulder Pearl Street Mall: almost magical

Some call Boulder’s downtown mall a three-ring circus that never stops. People come from across Colorado, the United States and the whole world to watch colorful buskers squeeze themselves inside little boxes or perform magic ...

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The Boulder Theater: Art Deco jewel hosts latest acts

When you walk inside the historic Boulder Theater, you may feel as though you're transported to another time. In fact, you can catch the newest live acts in one of Boulder's oldest and most recognizable venues.

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The Las Vegas Natural History Musuem allows visitors to drink in

“It Came From Beneath the Sea” could have been the title of a movie about Las Vegas. Millions of years ago, the city was located under an ancient sea and the Las Vegas Natural History Museum has the fish, shark exhibits, and ...

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The Butterfly Pavilion: worth winging in for a visit

Wait patiently at the Butterfly Pavilion and you may find yourself a landing pad for a Blue Morph, with its pretty, pastel colors — or maybe a Monarch, all orange and black, like Halloween on wings.

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Water World: one of America's top water parks

At Water World, when you’re out in the newly revamped Thunder Bay and the Big Wave finally sweeps over you like a tsunami, you’ll probably live to tell about it — and then to come back for more.

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Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park brings history to life

It may be difficult to imagine Las Vegas without its sparkling neon lights but, as the Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park will attest to, the city’s history is colorful even without them. The discovery of Las Vegas, ...

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MonteLago Village: an Italianate playland

Just 17 miles and less than 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, there's a resort that seems straight out of Northern Italy. The $500-million, 50-acre MonteLago Village — located at the beautiful 2,600-acre Lake Las Vegas ...

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Lied Discovery Children's Museum is a find for boith kids and ad

The Lied Discovery Children’s Museum may be designed for kids but one step inside and it’s apparent that it’s much more than child’s play. Both children and adults can enjoy more than 100 different interactive science, art, ...

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Holly Madison changes the view in 'Peepshow'

"Peepshow" at Planet Hollywood has a brand new look now that Playboy model Holly Madison, star of the TV reality show "The Girls Next Door," has taken over the lead role in the adult revue.

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The Children's Museum: a place for kids to learn and have fun wh

Located near the Aquarium, just off I-25 near downtown, the Children’s Museum of Denver is the place to take your young kids if you’d like to see them learn through play.

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The Denver Aquarium: Visit the ocean close to home

You love the sea and all its creatures — but here you are in landlocked Denver, 1,000 miles away from the waves. No problem. The Denver Aquarium brings the ocean habitat to you.

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Fremont Street Experience lights up downtown

Looking for an illuminating experience in downtown on Las Vegas? The famed Fremont Street Experience should do the job, with 12.5 million synchronized LED bulbs, 180 computer-programmed high-intensity strobe lights and eight ...

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"Marriage Can Be Murder" is a union of mystery and merriment

There are many good shows in Las Vegas but downtown at Fitzgerald’s Casino & Hotel there is one that totally “kills ” -- up to four victims every evening, in case you’re counting.

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Elitch Gardens has hot thrills, cool spills

With famous thrill rides like the Mind Eraser and Twister II, it's easy to see why the Elitch Gardens amusement park is a favorite for nearly 1 million visitors each year. This 68-acre downtown park, features dozens of thrill ...

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Denver Art Museum famed for Native American collection

Located just south of downtown, the 356,000-square-foot Denver Art Museum was the first major museum in the county to feature Native American works as art — not just as artifacts. Today its collection of Native American Art i ...

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The Museum of Contemporary Arts Denver brings a rotating series

The Museum of Contemporary Arts Denver strives to bring the hottest new art to a city once called a cow town.

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Opera Colorado blends new, old, serious and silly

Those who think of opera as stuffy entertainment might want to check out one of Opera Colorado's productions to see why this traditional art form can be fun.

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Larimer Square remains the heart of Denver

Larimer Square began as Denver's very first block, and this stretch of upscale shops and restaurants between 14th and 15th streets still thumps as Denver's heart.

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Denver Center for the Performing Arts sets the stage for great t

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is where theater buffs can attend special events and black tie galas, learn to act from a veteran of the stage, or take a backstage tour to see how it all comes together. There's even ...

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The Colorado Ballet keeps on dancing

Now in its 49th season, the Colorado Ballet continues to delight Denverites with classical works such as "Swan Lake" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" — and aspires to make this company of world-class dancers one of the most in ...

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Bands on the Bricks: free summer concert series

When the free concert series called Bands on the Bricks gets going each summer on Boulder’s beautiful Pearl Street Mall, people by the hundreds get moving and shaking to some of the best bands in the area.

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Boulder Creek Festival: all it's quacked up to be

Food, art, live music, dance — and rubber ducks. What more could you want from a Memorial Day weekend? The Boulder Creek Festival offers all that and more.

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Bolder Boulder May 25: Run for all is fun for all

If you enjoy being active in the fresh spring air, come walk, run or wheel your way out May 25 to the Bolder Boulder: a world-class 10K road race almost as fun to watch as it is to participate in.

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The First Friday Art Walk: a gallery-hopping party

For art lovers, Denver's First Friday Art Walk may be the best party in town. Once evening a month, galleries throw open their doors to those curious to see what's special and new — and to others who come mostly for wine, ch ...

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Lichtenstein, Warhol exhibits among notables at Gallery of Fine

Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol are among the notable 20th century painters gracing the newest exhibit at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art.

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Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: Flowers bloom in the

For those who think that nothing blooms in the desert, a trip to the summer exhibit at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is definitely a growth experience. The exhibit runs through Sept. 7.

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The Italian Festival is "ova here" at the M Resort

Many of you will be happy to hear that it’s time to hit the sauce – that would be on the pizza and other great Italian dishes that will be part of a very special weekend coming up at the M Resort Spa Casino. The Marnell fam ...

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Fremont Street Experience Gives Folks the Chance to Travel Back

There is a summer-long fun happening in Las Vegas that is allowing folks to experience a true blast from the past. And it’s about time. Actually, it’s about traveling back to one year in particular – 1969. Fremont Street E ...

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OktoberFrightFest brings the "spirit" of the season to Fremont S

Beer & Brats, Bats and BOOze will be taking it to the street – Fremont Street – in the ultimate combination of Octoberfest and Halloween in a first-time-ever event called OktoberFrightFest. The three-week-long street party, ...

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Colorado Chocolate Festival: cocoa-bean heaven

What you might expect at the second annual Colorado Chocolate Festival is chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. You'll get that, of course, plus wine tastings, music and plenty of sheer fun.

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Floyd Lamb Park is ripe for family fun

It’s not easy being green in Las Vegas, at least where its desert landscape is concerned. But at the Floyd Lamb Park, the grass lawn, cottonwood trees, and ponds offer a colorful oasis along with lots of fun family things to ...

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Massage mentoring lets you have a hand in your at-home enjoyment

An interactive learning experience that teaches people to be hands-on at home where the spa massage experience, is concerned has been introduced by the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Spa. The exclusive mentoring initiative in in ...

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Denver's LoDo: clubs, shops, bars and more

If Sports Illustrated is right, Denver’s lively LoDo is the favorite downtown of National Hockey League players — and probably not just because one of America’s best bookstores, the Tattered Cover, has a store here.

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Jill's Restaurant: great food with casual elegance

Jill's, a beautiful bistro located in the beautiful St. Julien hotel, serves up a truly gracious dining experience.

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Pasta Jay's: tasty Italian dishes with garlic aplenty

Day after day, meal after meal for 21 years, Pasta Jay’s has drawn throngs of people hungry for some good Italian food to its attractive setting in Boulder’s West End, just off the Pearl Street Mall.

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The award-winning Mediterranean Restaurant serves the best of It

The Mediterranean Restaurant, just a couple of blocks off the Pearl Street Mall, has been one of Boulder’s most popular eating, drinking and meeting establishments for more than fifteen years.

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The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant serves good food along with it

The Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant just can't seem to shake its numerous and devoted clientele: for twenty years they've followed "The Rio" across Boulder, from its first incarnation as a hole-in-the wall on Pearl St. to a muc ...

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Mountain Sun mixes 1960s vibe with microbrews, inexpensive grub

Walking into Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, you may get the distinct impression that the laid-back, far-out culture of the 1960s never ended.

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Chez Thuy: Boulder's choice for Vietnamese cuisine

For 15 years, Chez Thuy Vietnamese restaurant has put together an unbeatable combination of quick service, good-sized portions, reasonable prices and some of the most reliable, fresh and delicious food in the area.

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Tinoco's Kitchen: a hidden gem in downtown Las Vegas

Something’s cooking in Downtown Las Vegas that you’re not going to want to miss. That would be the cuisine of Chef Enrique Tinoco, who after 10 years of presenting unforgettable food at his old restaurant at the Arts Facto ...

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Stuffed at the Plaza is a veritable buffet of offerings

With the opening of its new buffet, Fremont Street’s Plaza Hotel & Casino is out to prove that you ARE what you eat – in this case, that would be “Stuffed,” thank you very much. “Stuffed: The Buffet at the Plaza” seeks to ...

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The Omelet House Diner offers a full plate of breakfast and lunc

Tourists will now be able to have a taste of what it’s like to be a true Las Vegas resident, thanks to the opening of the latest location of the city’s iconic Omelet House Diner. Downbtown at the Plaza Hotel & Casino, t ...

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Firefly alights in a new downtown location

A popular restaurant in Las Vegas has spread its wings and is now lighting up the Downtown Las Vegas scene at the Plaza Hotel & Casino. Located under the “Dome” of the hotel, the second location of Firefly offers a room with ...

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My Brother's Bar: no frills, lots of history

Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac may or may not have been one of America’s best writers, but he thought that My Brother’s Bar was one of the best places to hang out in Denver — and so it has been for many others enjoying D ...

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Maggiano's Little Italy serves very good food at reasonable pric

When you walk into the always-crowded Maggiano’s Little Italy, you might think you’re back in New York in the 1950s.

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Wynkoop Brewing Co.: good beer, good times

Leading the resurgence of LoDo Denver out of urban decay, the Wynkoop Brewing Company opened in 1988 in the historic J.S. Brown building when present Mayor John Hickenlooper first started serving the public ... some very goo ...

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Samba Room brings a Caribbean feel to Larimer Square

The Samba Room in the heart of Denver's Larimer Square provides good, basic cuisine of mostly Latin origins in a space designed to evoke an island feel.

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