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Unusual Attractions in Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder Teahouse

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Boulder, Colorado

NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock

The clock that sets them all.

Boulder, Colorado

Media Archaeology Lab

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

Boulder, Colorado

Valmont Butte

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.

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Lafayette, Colorado

Vampire Grave of Lafayette

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

9 miles from Boulder

Wise Homestead Museum

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

10 miles from Boulder

Broomfield, Colorado

Shep the Broomfield Turnpike Dog

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

10 miles from Boulder

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Dinos and Dunes in the Colorado Desert

Venture with us into the Colorado desert to unearth the mysteries of the prehistoric beasts that once roamed this very same ground.

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