Rediscover Colorado's History During National Preservation Month

DENVER, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Colorado's colorful history of Dinosaurs, Ancient Puebloans, Native Americans and adventurers in search of gold is celebrated and preserved during National Preservation Month in May and beyond.

Celebrate Colorado's Past:

• Pagosa Springs celebrates National Preservation Month (May 1-31) with evenings of campfire cowboy poetry and old movies at the Historic Liberty Theatre.  www.VisitPagosaSprings.com
• The 11th Annual Mesa Verde Country® Indian Arts and Culture Festival (May 27-June 5) showcases the cultural and archaeological gems of southwestern Colorado. www.MesaVerdeCountry.com
• Kingdom Days (June 18-19) celebrates the history of Breckenridge with outhouse races and a variety of free activities. www.GoBreck.com

Experience History Firsthand:

• Denver Story Trek is a podcast showcasing stories about the city's historic personalities, which can be experienced by car, bus or bicycle. www.DenverStoryTrek.org
• Our Journey is an interactive and educational scavenger hunt or geocache journey through some of Colorado's Central Plains most historically significant places. www.OurJourney.info

Explore Distinct Landmarks:

• The Colorado National Monument is celebrating its centennial this year. With towering monoliths, a vast plateau-and-canyon panorama, this treasure preserves one of the great landscapes of the American West. www.NPS.gov/colm
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site features living historians and a reconstructed 1840's fur trading post where travelers of all kinds came together in peaceful terms for trade. www.NPS.gov/beol
• Mesa Verde National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to one of the largest concentrations of ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings in the world. www.VisitMesaVerde.com
• Dinosaur National Monument provides one of the best snapshots of Jurassic dinosaurs found anywhere in the world with displays of fossil dinosaur bones. www.NPS.gov/dino

Visit Heritage and History Museums:

• The Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum. Opening this June, the new 52,000-square-foot facility will give visitors firsthand insight into the Ute culture and tradition. www.SouthernUteMuseum.org
• The Trinidad History Museum offers an opportunity to explore Trinidad's past and place in the Old West through several attractions. http://www.historycolorado.org/Museums/Trinidad-History-Museum-0
• The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville celebrates the memory of the men and women who pioneered the discovery, development and processing of our nation's natural resources. www.MiningHallofFame.org

For more information or a copy of the 2011 Colorado Official State Vacation Guide, visit www.COLORADO.com or call 800-COLORADO.

Contact:  Carly Grimes / 720-289-9366, [email protected]

SOURCE Colorado Tourism Office

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