Winter Sports at Breckenridge Ski Resort Winter activities include skiing, snowboarding and dog sledding with huskies and summer visitors enjoy the Alpine Slide and mountain biking. Four impressive mountains contain 155 trails, 5 terrain parks, and 2 half-pipes. Bring the Kids to Ripperoo's Enchanted Forest The Breckenridge Ski & Ride School offers lessons and activities for children with the aid of their mascot, Ripperoo. There is a themed trail incorporating a magical forest, a dragon nest gold, and a castle, and a separate trail for snowboarding. Other activities include skating, swimming, and sledding. Join the Iowa Hill Tour The one mile guided hike is a fascinating insight into the history of mining for gold. The trail goes through the mining area and features a miner's boarding house and various relics. This was a successful working mine in the 1880s and visitors learn about the mine's history and early equipment is on display. There are lessons on how to how to pan for gold. Open in summer only. Visit the Red, White & Blue Fire Museum This museum traces the history of fire fighting in the town from 1880 with displays of equipment and uniforms from the earliest days, including a ladder cart and a hose cart. dragon nest gold It is located next to the current working fire station. Get a Ticket for the Backstage Theatre A fine example of community theatre, Backstage Theatre has been presenting shows and plays since 1974, some of which have won awards. Past productions include 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' and 'Steel Magnolias'. Skate at the Stephen C. West Ice Arena Public skating and public hockey has a home at this arena with two ice rinks. The indoor rink is open all through the year and the outdoor rink is open from mid-September through mid-April. There is a pro shop and a ski rental facility. Marvel at the Rotary Snowplow Park This unusual collection features past rotary snowplows, the huge machines that were used to clear snow from narrow gauge railroad tracks. One exhibit is a mechine built in 1901 that was used in Alaska. Visit the Barney Ford House Museum The museum tells the extraordinary story of Barney L. Ford, an escaped slave who became the first black businessman in Breckenridge and went on to own businesses in Denver. He was a self-educated man who inspired the civil rights movement. Visit the Edwin Carter Museum Edwin Carter was a taxidermist who turned his house into a museum with his exhibits of thousands of animal specimens from the Rocky Mountains. He was much admired by scientists and the collection went to a Denver Museum following his death. This museum has interactive displays about his work. Lying south of Dusit and Banglamphu, Bangkok Chinatown, locally known as the Yaowarat district, is one of the city major tourist attractions. It is a showcase of Chinese culture and enterprising spirit. The city Chinatown district is an old business centre that covers a large area around the main Yaowarat Road and the adjoining Chareon Krung Road or New Road. Chinese moved into the area as early as1780's.
Please Rate this Article 5 out of 54 out of 53 out of 52 out of 51 out of 5
Not yet Rated
