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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument near Cripple Creek, Colorado is a lesson in history set in the one-time shadow of the Guffey Volcano. The volcano erupted millions of years ago, creating fossils and leaving the valley filled with petrified trees. |
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The highest suspension bridge in the world is over the Royal Gorge near Canon City, Colorado. The Royal Gorge Bridge spans the Arkansas River at a height of 1,053 feet. |
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Fountain, Colorado has the distinction of being the United States' millennium city because it best symbolizes the overall composition of America. Fountain is the most accurate representation of the American "melting pot." Fountain was chosen after a Queen |
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