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Denver to Boulder: Coors, Lookout Mountain, Flatirons
Denver, Colorado, US · 6 stops · 54.7 mi (88 km) · about 1 h 35 min driving · 14 spoken stories
For brewery fans and Rocky Mountain lovers, this 95-minute drive takes you from Union Station through Golden's beer heritage and switchback views, then up to Boulder's Flatirons and Pearl Street Mall. Fifty-five miles of foothills scenery with short walks at every stop.
Photo: Taken by Jesse Varner. Modified by AzaToth ., CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
From Union Station, Denver to Chautauqua Park, Boulder
The stops
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1
Coors Brewery
The Coors Brewing Company is an American brewery and beer company based in Golden, Colorado. Founded in 1873 by Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler, it is a subsidiary of Molson Coors. The first Coors brewery in Golden is the largest single site brewery operating in the world.
“Here we are at the Coors brewery, and if you care about beer at all, this is holy ground.”
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2
Downtown Golden & Washington Avenue
lunchGolden is a home rule city that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 20,399 at the 2020 United States census. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the base of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.
“Welcome to downtown Golden and Washington Avenue.”
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Lookout Mountain Road / Windy Saddle
Lookout Mountain is a foothill on the eastern flank of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The 7,377-foot (2,249 m) peak is located in Lookout Mountain Park, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west-southwest of downtown Golden in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
“This is the climb everybody talks about.”
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4
Buffalo Bill Gravesite and Museum
board · Buffalo Bill's Grave, Jefferson, Colorado
“William F.”
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5
Flatirons Vista Trailhead
The Flatirons are rock formations in the western United States, near Boulder, Colorado, consisting of flatirons. There are five large, numbered Flatirons ranging from north to south along the east slope of Green Mountain, and the term "The Flatirons" sometimes refers to these five alone.
“Pull in here and the Flatirons line up just the way they do on every Boulder postcard.”
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Pearl Street Mall
The Pearl Street Mall is a four-block pedestrian mall in Boulder, Colorado, United States. The pedestrian area stretches from 11th Street to 15th Street along Pearl Street and is home to a number of businesses and restaurants as well as the Boulder County Courthouse.
“Pearl Street Mall is four car-free blocks of brick and benches, running from Eleventh Street to Fifteenth Street, with the Boulder County Courthouse anchoring the middle.”
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