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Doc Holiday's Grave
When it comes to site seeing in the Glenwood Springs area you can start with Doc Holiday's
grave. This is located at the top of 10th Street. From Grand Ave. go east to the top of the
street. You can see the American Flag about half way up the mountain, that stands at his grave.
Hanging Lake
This is a lake like no other, the trail head is in the middle of Glenwood Canyon.
You can only get to the trail head by car if you are traveling thru the canyon going east.
When you leave the Hanging Lake Parking Area you will be going west on Interstate 70. This
is a good hike plan to spend the day on this adventure into the wilderness of Colorado.
The Hotel Colorado
The Hotel Colorado served as the 
"Little White House of the United States" in April of 1905, when President Theodore Roosevelt
came west for his famous bear hunt. This Historic Hotel has seen guests from Presidents to
Hollywoood Actors and even Al Capone. To make your trip to Glenwood Springs, take time to walk
thru the Hotel Colorado.
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The Redstone Castle aka The Cleveholm Manor
The Redstone Castle is located in Redstone Colorado. (about 30 minutes from Glenwood Springs)
The Cleveholm Manor was built in the 1800's by John Cleveland Osgood to entertain his guests
in the Rocky
Mountains along the banks of the beautiful Crystal River.
 The Redstone Castle
was the grandest of the homes in Western Colorado when it was completed.
The picture on this page is the view of the Castle from the Crystal River
John Osgood built the town of Redstone to house his employees. He built the houses along
Redstone Blvd. for the married men and their families, and the grand Redstone Inn to house
the single men.
Originally the Castle had a green house, but in the "50's" it was moved to Glenwood Springs
and now
is used as a commercial green house.
The Crystal Mill
This is the most photographed structure in western Colorado. It is located near Crystal City
above Marble, Colorado. It requires a four wheel drive to get there in the summer and a
snowmobile in the winter. Pictures of this old mill can be found in publications from
around the world. It even has appeared on a postcard with the words "Welcome to Montana",
the Aspen paper ran a copy of the postcard on their front page.
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