Best of the U.S. Mountain Region
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If you're looking for purple mountain majesty, this is the place. The incredible Rocky Mountain region of the country is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places in the world, loved especially by skiers, thrill-seekers and nature-lovers of all ages.
#1: Dinosaur Ridge, Denver, CO
Stand in the footsteps of giants — dinosaurs, that is — in one of the most famous dinosaur fossil discovery sites in the world. Here along the West Alameda Parkway, also known as Denver, Colorado's "Dinosaur Freeway," you'll be amazed by series of actual footprints left behind by dinosaurs that roamed the area 145 million years ago. Since the 1930s, dozens of successful dinosaur digs have been conducted in the area. More than 70,000 dinosaur enthusiasts flock to Dinosaur Ridge each year see the evidence of these incredible animals first-hand.
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