Any CO nesties on?

firefightersgal

We are driving out to CO for our vacation this year.  I feel stupid asking what to do there, as I went there nearly every summer growing up.  BUT, Nora will be about 3 when we go, and the things we did weren't so toddler-friendly.  (Or we just went to visit family and didn't really do anything tourist-y).  We are going to be in the Canon City area mainly, but are willing to drive to get to something cool.

Any suggestions?  Thanks a bunch!

Brideofranken

ahem......

I hear you can FEED the GIRAFFES at the colo-rat-hole springs zoo...of course Denver town has LOTS of fun...

firefightersgal

Ha!  You can do that at our 'zoo' here, too.  We always miss the time frame, though.

I should add that Canon City/Colorado Springs is not set in stone.  I have a good friend in Denver and haven't heard back yet from my Canon City relatives...so I'd be easy to sway in a different direction.

Tell me what Denver has to offer, if you don't mind!

Brideofranken

awesome zoo, great aquaium, big amusement park, and little old timey amusement park, children's museum, art museums, nature and history museum, some people like mountains ( one can cheaply rent a cabin in them if one was inclined. )

there are many parks, and it is ( in general) a VERY kid and pedestrian friendly city.

 

amanda&rob

When we went there my younger brother was about 4 and you can "pan for gold" he thought it was the cat's meow.  But I don't know if Nora would be too young and disinterested.  You get to have your feet in a creek and sift around for little gold flecks.  They also had dinosaur fossil footprints near there, but again Nora would probably be too young to care.

hikerbeth

Hey, come up to Boulder, too. . . we'll show you a good time