Although Boulder is known primarily as a college town (the University of Colorado is here), it would be inaccurate to begin and end the description there. Sophisticated and artsy, Boulder is home to numerous high-tech companies and research concerns; it also attracts countless outdoor sports enthusiasts with its delightful climate, vast open spaces, and proximity to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Set at the foot of the Flatirons of the Rocky Mountains, just 30 miles northwest … Continue reading →

Excerpted from Frommer's Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs, 9th Edition, © 2008, Whatsonwhen Limited and Wiley Publishing, Inc.