- Our list of the best things to do in Vail, Colorado, features the top 126 nearby activities — including 81 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Vail, CO has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Adventures, Outdoor Places, Winter Activities, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 26 things to do within the city of Vail, CO , followed by 100 popular activities in nearby cities, including Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, Silverthorne, Edwards, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Leadville and Idaho Springs
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120 W. 9th, Leadville, CO 80461
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National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum is home to multiple exhibits featuring a variety of gems, minerals and mining equipment which provide an insight into the local mining history. Visitors can also explore Matchless Mine and Baby Doe's cabin which are a part of the musem.
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Located at the Tennessee Pass, Ski Cooper today operates as an alpine ski resort and features a terrain which is good for beginner and intermediae levels of skiing coupled with multiple glade and tree skiing areas.
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At the Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin, visitors can learn about history of Leadville's mining history. The location also offers special programs, offers overnight student trips, and participates in day events.
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Housed in the former Carnegie Library building, Heritage Museum features Victorian era furnishings, 10th Mountain Division memorabilia and a scale model Leadville Ice Palace. It also pays tribute to local mining history with mineral exhibits including an assay office.
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326 E. Seventh St. at Hazel St, Leadville, CO
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Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad offer sightseeing train rides through multiple picturesque landscapes such as the Arkansas River Valley, San Isabel National Forest and more, accompanied by an informative commentary. Visitors are also allowed to explore the caboose and the engine room.
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Mayflower Gulch is a trail popular for hiking, snowshoeing and rock climbing. The trail passes through the ruins of Old Boston Mine and offers panoramic views of a variety of landscape vistas which include Pacific, Crystal and and Fletcher mountains.
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Halfmoon Packing & Outfitting offers horseback, stagecoach and wagon rides as well as hunting, fishing and special wildlife photography trips through the alpine areas surrounding Leadville.
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Located at the base of Mount Elbert, Twin Lakes is one of Colorado's largest glacial lakes. Visitors can enjoy fishing as well as biking on a number of trails which surround the lake.
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A route on Mt. Elbert, Black Cloud Trail is an alternate, less traveled trail that begins at nearly 9700 feet and ends at approximately 14,000 feet above sea level. It offers steep hiking and views of the area.
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Suitable almost exclusively for 4x4 vehicles only, the Mosquito Pass is a long, rough off-road path through a portion of the Colorado Rockies. Snow fields are often present well into the month of July.