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Colorado's Top 25
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Tucked up against its signature Flatirons, Boulder (
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has a sweet location and
a progressive soul, which has attracted a groovy bag of entrepreneurs, hippies and hardbod-
ies. Packs of cyclists ride the Boulder Creek Bike Path, which links an abundance of city
and county parks purchased through a popular Open Space tax. The lively epicenter is the
pedestrian-only Pearl St Mall, ideal for people-watching, pub crawling and fine dining. In
many ways Boulder, not Denver, is the region's tourist hub.