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Ice Age Discovery Center
In October 2010, a bulldozer working near Snowmass unearthed the tusk of a female mammoth. Spurred by this unusual discovery, the Denver Museum of Nature …
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Aspen
Live the dream. Aspen is one of the world's most famous mountain destinations.
The town's four ski slopes offer up some of Colorado's best champagne powder turns, and there are excellent restaurants at nearly every corner of the historic downtown area. Top it off with an understated chic that permeates nearly everything you do, eat, see and experience here, and you have the makings of the best mountain vacation ever.
Aspen takes on new shades and personalities with the seasons. In fall, the hills are set afire with the quaking of a million golden Aspen leaves; in winter, the slopes come to life and the party hits maximum velocity; come springtime, the flowers start to bud near the mirrored alpine lakes; and finally, in summer – ah summer in Aspen! – everything unites with music festivals, arts, miles-upon-miles of trails to explore and perfect days under the bluebird Colorado sky.
Explore Aspen
- IIce Age Discovery Center
In October 2010, a bulldozer working near Snowmass unearthed the tusk of a female mammoth. Spurred by this unusual discovery, the Denver Museum of Nature …
- IIndependence
Just 16 miles east of Aspen, at the foot of Independence Pass, this gold-mining boom town turned ghost town started as a tented camp in the summer of 1879…
- AAshcroft
The access point to the breathtaking Castle Creek Valley is the ghost town of Ashcroft, a silver-mining town founded in 1880. What remains are mostly…
- AAspen Art Museum
This art museum's striking building features a warm, lattice-like exterior designed by Pritzker Prize–winner Shigeru Ban and contains three floors of…
- CChristopher Martin Gallery
Local artist Christopher Martin specializes in reverse glass painting, a technique that dates back to the Middle Ages. Stop by for a peek at his dynamic…
- PPeter Lik
Displays the work of the self-taught Australian photographer. Lik focuses on vibrant panoramic landscapes, with a fine selection of local Aspen shots that…
- BBoesky West
Opened in 2017, this is the Western outpost of Marianne Boesky's Manhattan gallery, displaying the works of emerging artists over two floors.
- GGalerie Maximillian
Come here for famous 20th-century names from Chagall to Lichtenstein, mixed in with works from contemporary American and British artists.
- BBaldwin Gallery
A two-floor gallery, the Baldwin opened in 1994 and specializes in contemporary American art. It's among the best in the Rocky Mountains.
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Top attractions
These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout Aspen.
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Ice Age Discovery Center
In October 2010, a bulldozer working near Snowmass unearthed the tusk of a female mammoth. Spurred by this unusual discovery, the Denver Museum of Nature …
- See
Independence
Just 16 miles east of Aspen, at the foot of Independence Pass, this gold-mining boom town turned ghost town started as a tented camp in the summer of 1879…
- See
Ashcroft
The access point to the breathtaking Castle Creek Valley is the ghost town of Ashcroft, a silver-mining town founded in 1880. What remains are mostly…
- See
Aspen Art Museum
This art museum's striking building features a warm, lattice-like exterior designed by Pritzker Prize–winner Shigeru Ban and contains three floors of…
- See
Christopher Martin Gallery
Local artist Christopher Martin specializes in reverse glass painting, a technique that dates back to the Middle Ages. Stop by for a peek at his dynamic…
- See
Peter Lik
Displays the work of the self-taught Australian photographer. Lik focuses on vibrant panoramic landscapes, with a fine selection of local Aspen shots that…
- See
Boesky West
Opened in 2017, this is the Western outpost of Marianne Boesky's Manhattan gallery, displaying the works of emerging artists over two floors.
- See
Galerie Maximillian
Come here for famous 20th-century names from Chagall to Lichtenstein, mixed in with works from contemporary American and British artists.
- See
Baldwin Gallery
A two-floor gallery, the Baldwin opened in 1994 and specializes in contemporary American art. It's among the best in the Rocky Mountains.
