From I-25 to Buffalo Herd Overlook
L. Lakeside Amusement Park
Originally opened in 1908, the park is still operating today. The most visible ride is the Cyclone coaster built in 1940. Read more to see if the coaster is still in operation.
M. Colfax Avenue
Named in honor of Schuyler Colfax, a powerful Indiana congressman and future Vice President under President Grant, Colfax Avenue has been called the longest street in America. Is it?
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N. Golden
Golden offers many attraction such as, Coors Brewing, Colorado School of Mines, and Heritage Square, but how close did Golden come to becoming our capital?
Photo Op
As the road starts up into Mt. Vernon Canyon, (after C-470 crossover), to the left is Dinosaur Ridge where dinosaur prints can be found.
O. Dakota Hogback
A geological feature that marks the line between the plains and the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains.
P. Mother Cabrini Shrine
In 1910, Francis X. Cabrini purchased the property on Lookout Mountain for a summer camp for her charges at an orphanage in Denver. All the water for drinking and cooking had to be hauled in, but in 1912 that all changed. Find out more
Q Buffalo Bills Grave
(Not able to be seen from the highway.) There was controversy when Bill Cody died in Denver when visiting his sister. Was he supposed to be buried in Cody Wyoming, the town that he founded?
R. The Sculptured House
With $100,000, Architect Charles Deaton started construction in 1963, but in 1966 with only the outside of the house completed, the funds ran out. For the next 33 years it sat vacant but not forgotten. What film used the house while it was vacant?
Photo Op
Buffalo heard overlook has a commanding view of the Rocky Mountains, but are those buffalo or bison that can be seen grazing in the field?
Buffalo Herd Overlook to Georgetown
Continue the sites and history along the way to Summit County.