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Colorado is world famous for its natural landmarks, but our state also boasts its fair share of quirky human-made destinations.

From skyline views to eccentric street art and hidden gems, here are 14 less-than-obvious places to feature in your Instagram feed.

For 47 years, Marikay Shellman has been hopping irrigation ditches at Magpie Acres, her 40-acre farm outside of Bayfield. The maze of ditches snake around her pastures. Shellman still flood-irrigates...

The Front Range overflows with picturesque spots for an al fresco meal. Here, a few places you should add to your list. Plus: where to procure your picnic fare before you lay down your checkered blanket.

Six spots in and around Denver where your littles (and not-so-littles) can make new friends at super-fun spots for play dates.

Jay Bouchard is a Denver-based writer and a former editor on 5280's digital team.

Standup comic Noah Gardenswartz has been in the writers’ room for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel since season one.

Don't let your skis and boards collect garage dust this season.

5280 The Long, Bittersweet Legacy Elitch Gardens Will Leave in Denver One writer reminisces about the 130-year-old theme park—and Denver institution—and why keeping it in the Mile High City matters. By Jay Bouchard July 22, 2021 Not to see Elitch’s is not to see Denver. Those nine words, which have served as Elitch’s slogan for most of its more than 100-year history, have been printed on ferris wheels, carousels, and in flower beds, and it’s beckoned to the generations of locals an...

Arapahoe Basin's leaders realized the mountain would benefit by welcoming fewer skiers—and cars—when the world returns to normal.