There are a lot of little mining towns turned boutique towns along I-70 as you head towards Glenwood Springs. These are my absolute favorite type of towns, and we never seem to have time to stop and look around. During our drive down to Glenwood, I wanted to make a point to stop and visit these towns and look around the cute shops.
We had to fuel up, so a fun stop in Idaho Springs to partake of some delicious Colorado style pizza was on the itinerary.
Beaujo's pizza was the bomb. We loved their Mountain pie!
The waterfall and water wheel across the highway from Beaujo's.
One of my favorite towns is Georgetown. It's this historic town that used to feed into a silver mine town called Silver plume. Now it is full of fun boutique shops, many with a European flair. We found a fun park in it's center that the kids just had to get out and explore.
Old Georgetown fire house, turned apartment.
Near Georgetown is Silver Plume. This isn't even big enough to be a town...it's more of an abandoned village. The store fronts still look like they are from the early 1900's, and the main street and all roads are still dirt. I loved this cute little jail house! It was used until 1915.
We made it to Glenwood Springs.
This was a spa town of yesteryear. Many East coasters would flock to this town to partake of the healing waters. Now, it is a fun vacation spot, with an amusement park at the top of the mountain, a hot spring swimming pool and modern spa.
We decided to stay in the historic Hotel Colorado.
Matt and I saw a PBS special on historic hotels in Colorado, and this one was mentioned.
It is definitely older feeling, but it was kinda cool to stay there for the night and dream of it's grandeur of olden days.
Historic Hotel Colorado at night.
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