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Denver, Colorado, the "Mile High City". The 13th step of the Colorado State Capitol Building is marked as this mile-high point.
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The cheeseburger was invented in Denver. Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In trademarked the name “cheeseburger” in 1935.
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Colorado is one of four states that meet at the Four Corners Monument. You can stand in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico all at once.
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The Great Sand Dunes: Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado is home to North America’s tallest sand dunes, some reaching over 750 feet.
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Colorado’s Mount Evans Scenic Byway reaches an altitude of over 14,130 feet, making it the highest paved road on the continent.
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Rocky Mountain National Park: one of the most visited national parks in the country, with stunning peaks, alpine lakes, and abundant wildlife.
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Mining Ghost Towns: Colorado has over 1,500 ghost towns from its mining days.
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Tallest State: With a mean elevation of 6,800 feet above sea level, Colorado is the highest U.S. state in terms of average elevation.
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Colorado’s Continental Divide is a hydrological divide that sends water either west toward the Pacific Ocean or east toward the Atlantic Ocean.