Welcome to Colorado

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From vast prairie grasslands to the majestic Rocky Mountains, rushing rivers to desert landscapes, and cosmopolitan cities to historic mining towns, Colorado is truly a study of contrasts. The highest-altitude state in America offers an unbelievable selection of wildlife and natural wonders as well as rich cultural heritage found in frontier forts, narrow-gauge railroads, mining museums, dinosaur fossils and through the art of American Indians and ancient cliff dwellings.

Colorado is where holiday dreams become reality. Come visit the American West. Come visit Colorado.

Colorado's Impressive Statistics

300 Days of Sunshine Annually 4 National Parks 5 National Monuments 1 World Heritage Site 42 State Parks	26 Ski Areas 7 Historic Trains 25 Scenic and Historic Byways 54 "fourteeners" (mountains higher than 14,000 feet/4,200 meters)