Boulder: City Life Meets Mother Nature

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Boulder is one of those rare places where recent past meets modern day, where new age meets academic culture and where city life meets Mother Nature. In environmentally hip Boulder, it's easy to tune out the "real world" and channel into a refreshing wavelength of positive, invigorating energy which permeates this Colorado oasis.

Situated just 22 miles northwest of Denver, Boulder lends itself to the pursuit of both higher knowledge and better karma. It is home to the University of Colorado and the only accredited Buddhist university in the United States. Besides being an academic center, Boulder is also an aesthetic and athletic mecca. The Flatiron Mountains, which rise up in reddish flagstone slabs on the western horizon, challenge hikers, runners, mountain bikers and climbers to test their mettle. World-class athletes and weekend warriors alike get to enjoy a heightened adrenaline level just a few minutes from town.

Boulder’s heartbeat is the Pearl Street Mall. Here you’ll find leafy, tree-lined streets dotted with bookstores, boutiques, coffee shops, bistros and entertaining street vendors. At the Boulder Arts and Crafts Cooperative (the oldest craft gallery in the country), you’ll find more than 150 local artisans who are dedicated to cooperatively running a retail store where you can buy their handcrafted goods.

With its clean mountain air, picture-postcard beauty and easy-going lifestyle, Boulder’s year-round allure is hard to resist.

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Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau
Get detailed information about Boulder, its culture, attractions and way of life.

Events Guide
Find out about the latest events and happenings in Boulder and get the scoop on the best places to dine, socialize and have fun.

State Information
This handy guide is filled with everything you need to know about nursing in Colorado, including state nursing associations, CE requirements, salary information and more.

The Daily Camera
Get the latest news along with sports, entertainment, lifestyles, calendars and more.

Gateway Fun Park Center
Gateway Fun Park offers go-karts, batting cages, miniature golf and plenty of other fun activities for the whole family.

Fiske Planetarium
Kids get to walk through the solar system, study the sky through the planetarium's telescopes and discover unknown worlds.

Boulder Parks and Recreation Department
This department schedules a variety of year-round activities for children and adults, including hikes, ski trips, water sports, special holiday events and performances in local parks. They even operate a skate park and a pottery lab.

Eldorado Canyon State Park
A favorite spot for technical rock climbers, this canyon's beauty makes it just as popular with hikers, horseback-riders, mountain bikers and others who want to get away from it all.

Rocky Mountain National Park
A scenic 45-minute drive from Boulder, Rocky Mountain National Park boasts over 250,000 acres of wilderness area and miles of trails, mountain vistas, wildflowers and pristine alpine lakes.

Boulder Creek Path
This nature corridor provides a 16-mile-long recreation area that runs through the city and into the mountains.

Hot Air Ballooning
For an uplifting experience, consider a hot air balloon ride over the majestic Rocky Mountains.

Boulder Arts and Crafts Cooperative
One of the oldest artist cooperatives in the United States, this craft gallery features elegant handmade goods such as pottery, paintings, carvings, photography and much more.

Celestial Seasonings
The nation's leading producer of herbal teas, housed in northeastern Boulder, offers tours that are an experience for the senses.

National Center for Atmospheric Research
Take part in hands-on exhibits and interactive displays to learn how scientists study such phenomena as the greenhouse effect, wind shear and ozone depletion.

Boulder History Museum
Inside this French château-style mansion, thousands of artifacts, photographs and historical documents provide a detailed history of Colorado’s early days to the present.