If you're in Ouray for any amount of time, I highly recommend you go to the hot springs. Wonderful experience.
A vibrant street festival capped by a blazing nighttime spectacle: 100 bonfires set afloat at the confluence of 3 rivers.
A chance for kids to experience spectacular stargazing. Observe planets through a giant telescope and then go outside where guides will point out constellations and stars visible to the naked eye.
This 40-acre indoor/outdoor train museum features ten trains to explore, a repair-shop tour, and history exhibits. Don't miss the Turntable where a train rotates with all the smoke and whistles.
Visit live animals and explore cool, hands-on exhibits to learn about the wild and vast Adirondack Mountains. Don't miss the meat-eating plants and the Pines play area.
See how crayons are made, create melted wax pictures, dance in a rainbow- hued video, and draw magic pictures at the Color Explosion station. It's an art adventure!
Don't be scared off by the fact that this cool lodge is accessible only by foot and a 5 1/2- mile trail. Kids and parents do this hike all the time. There are llamas to carry your stuff, and guides.
This is the second largest canyon in the U.S. — 120 miles long and up to 800 feet deep — and boasts magnificent rock formations.Great rock-climbing for the kids.
This rail trail has the makings of a wheely good time for families. You can bike past pine-covered slopes, over seven trestle bridges, and through ten tunnels!
Rope in some family fun at this all-inclusve dude ranch in upstate NY. Ride horses (or learn to), play on the beach, ride in a pontoon boat, see a rodeo, and more. Dinner's at 6 (listen for the bell).
Learn about Dutch culture at this 36-acre park featuring an amazing 250-year-old working windmill. Find out how it grinds flour, play on the giant checkerboard, and try on clogs. Open April 17-Oct 3.
This fanciful sculture garden with a fun maze entry depicts the myths and history of California. The star sculpture is of Califia, a mythical Amazonian queen, and California's namesake. Free.
