This garden one of the world's highest botanical gardens at an 8,200 feet altitude in the Rocky…read moreMountains. We did a family trip up to the mountains for a couple of days and on our way back home, we stopped by the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens because I knew my mother in-law loved flowers and I thought she would enjoy it here. We parked in the parking lot next to the big open field. Unfortunately there was an event that day and we had to pay I think $10 (can't remember the exact amount). I guess it evened out since the garden is free? Anywho, the garden was a short walk from the parking lot. It's named after the former first lady who preferred Vail as their vacation spot and helped the community flourish to what it is today. There's signage throughout the garden to read about Betty Ford, the plants, and wild life. It's a small garden, but there are plants from all over the world and we enjoyed strolling through the various paths. My mother in-law enjoyed it as well, so mission accomplished! If you're in the area and love plants and flowers, it's worth a quick stop, but I wouldn't go out of my way for it.

An absolutely beautiful botanical garden that the family didn't expect to be found in the ski town…read moreof Vail. The garden focused on alpine trees, plants, and flowers. It was so peaceful and enchanting to walk around the garden. In addition to plants and flowers, we also saw lots of butterflies and hummingbirds. Admission and parking were free, donation gladly welcome.

I don't usually review visitor's centers, but this one was great. It's big, it has lots of…read moreinformation, and the woman behind the desk was very nice, helpful, and accommodating. She was perfect for her job. She helped start our visit off well. We also liked that they had one of those machines that turns pennies into souvenirs, just not that this is one of the older machines that needs three quarters and a penny. Newer machines take dollar bills.

Lionshead Welcome Center was mostly closed off but they did have a staff member answering questions…read moreand giving advice. There was a rack of advertising pamphlets and a local map available that came in handy. Trail maps were long gone but the staff did their best to advise and you could look them up online.

a. The Breckenridge Visitor Center is a FREE museum. It isn't too big and there isn't a lot, but…read moreit's free. Can't complain about that. They have some pretty interesting stuff about Breckenridge history and one VR exhibit that was apparently pretty cool (dad and wife did, not me). b. The location is awesome. It is centrally located on Main Street right next to a play area and the pretty Riverwalk area. We hung out outside for a bit too. c. Wife said that we had to give some major props to employee Ethan. Ethan was very interactive with my kids (one, coincidentally named Ethan as well) and she really appreciated that. He was also very knowledgeable. She said that if/when I write a review for the visitor center I NEED to make sure I acknowledge Ethan. Mahalo nui e Ethan.

By far, the best rest room option in the center of downtown…read more Always clean, and the staff don't seem to get miffed that that is the main reason you are here! There is a ton of information on the town and even a little musesum. Right out front is a cute park, and all of this is centrally located in Breckenridge!

If you are heading to A basin, Breck, or hiking in the surrounding beautiful mountains Gateway…read moreVisitor Center is a god send. Great pit stop for your bathroom brakes. Cute little surrounding coffee shops and restaurants.

It's a welcome center, and when you are on the road, nothing is more welcome than a clean bathroom.read more

Nice spot. A lot different than some neighboring communities, I like Eagle and its quaint number of…read moreshops. I've never met unfriendly chaps or lasses in Eagle. So there's that too.

Super friendly staff member was ready to help us with all of our questions and to load us up with…read moreall the tourism brochures and booklets we needed. She pointed us in the direction of the nearby free history museum and we did a quick spin through it. If we had more time we could have learned a lot more about the area.

We did a road trip, and this was one of the spots we stopped at. It's the first gold mining town…read morewhen the gold rush started. The town is so small, if you blinked you would miss it. It has a bunch of mom and poo stores. This trip we went into their local museum which was cool and gave you a bit of history about their town. We all loved it and bought some cute souvenirs. Overall, a cute quaint town. Will be back to ski!

Signs out front saying masks required, yet staff inside not wearing them/not wearing them properly…read more Very disrespectful of the staff. Every single guest inside was wearing one, which was noticed and great. The whole staff-not-masked gave me a bad taste about this town since this was the first place I visited. Luckily the rest of the town's establishments were intelligent enough to both have the sign out front AND actually follow it. Hopefully this will be over soon but it's not over yet. Bathrooms for paying visitors only (require a key), and they were dirty. Went to the museum which was $3 or $2 for military and I think $1 for seniors, signs had many spelling mistakes and the exhibits were not very cohesive--there was no progression throughout the museum just random exhibits and artifacts. It would be extremely boring for a child.

THINGS I LEARNED AT THE VISITORS CENTER ...that I would not…read morehave known if I hadn't stopped in! 1. The first three weekends of August are peak season in Leadville starting with Boom Days and then two weekends of foot then bike races. 2. The upper level lounge (meaning liquor!) car booths on the Leadville railroad are well worth the fee and should be booked in advance. 3. The Silver Dollar Saloon is a museum of sorts with Doc Hollidays original piano among other things. 4. The Silver Kings walk/hike is a good route for a relatively easy orientation to the area. 5. The Lake County Link bus between Frisco and Leadville used to cost $5 before COVID but now its free!

This was a great visitor center. My wife can't pass up a visitor's center and over the years we've…read morefound some are really good, some are mediocre and some are really bad. Fortunately, this was one of the really good ones. My wife picked up some travel literature and some tips and recommendations on things to see and do in Leadville. The lady working at the visitor's center was very nice and quite helpful (with the possible exception of her recommendation to visit the Matchless Mine Museum). An interesting side note - my son recognized the visitor's center as one of the places he painted when visiting Leadville with a group of "work campers" from our church in North Olmsted, OH. This work camp adventure was in 1994 or 1995 and it looks like the visitor's center has been repainted since then. He also spotted the cabin next to the First Presbyterian Church of Leadville where they were staying (First Presbyterian was hosting my son's group from John Knox Presbyterian in North Olmsted).

We stopped in after snowshoeing above the town. There is still a lot of charm in Central City - as…read morethe town is not totally overrun with Casinos. Blackhawk, on the other hand, is mostly casinos - with just a bit of the old Victorian homes. The visitor center in Central City is a worthwhile stop. It's along one of main roads (there aren't many!). The gentleman in the center was very knowledgeable and helpful. For example - the fire code adopted in the late 1800's focused buildings made with stone - to resist fires. As a fire in the late 1800's (1874?) destroyed almost all of the wood frame buildings and homes. They also have quite a few historical pictures of Central City. Recommended!

I wish I had the name of the person working there, but he was extremely knowledgeable about this…read morehistory of the city. What's more, he gave us a lot of insight about the future of the city, as well as the neighboring city of Blackhawk. I'm glad I stopped by. This city has a rich history and so much promise beyond casinos. Don't hesitate to stop by. You'll have a greater appreciation of Central City.

The guides that teach are unprofessional. They are constantly on their phones when they send the…read morekids off to explore, which is more like playing. They give them many of those opportunities, too. At one point, one of them was on the phone and cheering about getting something like a job. I wasn't sure. The other guide joined her and started cheering. They also encourage the kids to use the bathroom outdoors since that's what they would do in nature. I didn't know that and had nothing, such as tissue, to give to the kids. I don't recommend them.

I had the pleasure of participating at one of the walking tour of the at the walking mountain…read morescience center this past week with our guide, Reese. Reese was a great tour guide that was super knowledgeable of the area (animal, plants, and the seasons). This was a super easy hike for those who doesn't hike often or has kids with them and wanted try something else than skiing or snowboarding. When we got to the top, Reese gave us all the opportunity to take photos and he was also our own personal photographer. Definitely coming back to take one of the self tour/hike that this location also offers.