| | Carved into the mountains along Interstate 70, Idaho Springs, Colorado offers a mix of mining history and modern pleasures.Three major mine tours leave right from Idaho Springs. The reopened Phoenix Mine gives a thorough story-filled tour into an actual working hard-rock mine. A drive up Fall River Road and the half-mile hike to stunning St. Marys Glacier is a worthy summertime trek, or test your nerves on dirt Oh My God Road (yes, thats its real name), which twists by sheer drop-offs and past old mines on the back route to gambling spots Black Hawk and Central City.Do you like geocaching? Idaho Springs, Colorado offers over 5,600 opportunities for geocaching. When you visit Idaho Springs, be sure to bring your GPS and look for geocaches near Idaho Springs. |  | | | |
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