The permanent exhibits here include oral histories, artifacts, and kid-friendly interactive displays tracing the lives of Native Americans, ranchers, homesteaders, immigrants, and railroad workers who lived in the area from 1880 onward. Native American interpretive programs also are offered. The impressive castlelike building that houses the center is almost as interesting as the exhibits.
A lot of Western museums are just vast collections of dusty reminders of bygone eras. But this facility, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, has done an excellent job of interpreting and editing its extensive collection, making the panoramic history of Western settlement accessible to casual visitors. In addition to the usual exhibits of the area's settlement by white people, the...
This outlet mall between Denver and Colorado Springs, about 30 minutes south of Denver, has about 100 stores, including Levi’s/Dockers, Van Heusen, Eddie Bauer, Bass, Nike, Big Dog, Gap, Borders, and Coleman, plus a food court. Open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 8pm and Sunday from 11am to 6pm.
Colorado's largest outlet mall is also one of the biggest in the eight-state mountain region.:
In Short The shops draw traffic primarily from Denver and Colorado Springs. Stores include Off Fifth (Saks Fifth Avenue outlet store), Nike, Donna Karan, Oneida, The Gap, Ann Taylor, Reebok, Sony, London Fog and Mikasa. Walking…