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Old West Sites
Everyone from Harvard-educated blue bloods to pioneering entrepreneurs and desperate Civil War-scorched Southern
families came west lured by gold, searching for a fresh start and a raw, new America.
Bent's Old Fort
This melting pot of Mexican, American and Native American culture sustained the Santa Fe Trail, the
overland lifeline of western expansion. (
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Leadville
Colorado's highest incorporated city has plenty of boom-and-bust lore. (
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Ashcroft
These mining-town ruins are 10 minutes from Aspen, and are accessible by cross-country trail in winter.
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St Elmo
Drive, snowmobile or horse trek to this atmospheric Collegiate Peaks ghost town. (
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Breckenridge
This A-list and historic ski town sprouted in 1859 when the Colorado gold rush first took hold. (
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