Re: Cool Hotels/Things to Do when in Nashville, St. Louis, MO or Bould
 

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Boulder: Drinks at the Catacombs. That's all.

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the only good thing about that place is the air hockey table.

Re: Cool Hotels/Things to Do when in Nashville, St. Louis, MO or Bould
 

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Boulder's all about being outside. Go hike in the flatirons or rent some mountain bikes.

Eldorado Springs is also close, and there's the Celestial Seasonings tour (which is fun).

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I agree except right now it's pretty hot during the daytime. I am in Denver and it's above 100 right now. Mabe you should go to Eulich Garden (denver only about 30 minute drive) and there are plenty of hotels you can stay at downtown.

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doing some hiking early in the day before it gets TOO hot wouldn't be a bad idea. if they really want to beat the heat though, forget about elitch, it's all about water world!

one thing i forgot to mention: in colorado you're at least a mile closer to the sun than most other places...if you burn easily, be careful.

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If you’re a whisky drinker the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg is about a 30-minute detour off of 24 on the way from Atlanta to Nashville. The tour is quite interesting.

In Nashville don’t miss Printer’s Alley – lots of little clubs and bars.

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If you’re a whisky drinker the Jack Daniels distillery in Lynchburg is about a 30-minute detour off of 24 on the way from Atlanta to Nashville. The tour is quite interesting.

In Nashville don’t miss Printer’s Alley – lots of little clubs and bars.

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Dont get your hopes up, NO free samples at the distillery. Its located in a dry county, you can't even buy any alcoholic beverages their.

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Demonbreun Street in Nashville is a row of bars and restaurants. More modern, 20s to 30s crowd and no country music places.

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The midwest is horribly boring and full of dull people. I'd rather put a gun to my head than spend my vacation on a roadtrip out this way. On a more serious note, Caesars Indiana is the shiznit. Its the largest riverboat casino in the world and the only one in Indiana where you can stay in the attached hotel without contracting meningitis.

Indy

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If you are interested in an excellent buffalo steak, you might check out The Fort. Probably about an hour's drive from Boulder, but check on that if you're interested. To me, dinner there is worth a much longer drive than that.

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If you are interested in an excellent buffalo steak, you might check out The Fort. Probably about an hour's drive from Boulder, but check on that if you're interested. To me, dinner there is worth a much longer drive than that.

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for that matter, the buckhorn exchange in denver is an absolute must. they have colorado liquor license #1.

Re: Cool Hotels/Things to Do when in Nashville, St. Louis, MO or Bould
 

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If you are interested in an excellent buffalo steak, you might check out The Fort. Probably about an hour's drive from Boulder, but check on that if you're interested. To me, dinner there is worth a much longer drive than that.

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Wow. I live in Littleton (near C-470 and Ken Caryl) and I've never been to this place. I better check it out. Looking at their map, it won't take an hour to get there from Boulder. Last summer, I worked on-site at a place Northeast of Boulder, where I drove through boulder from farther away than this restaurant is and I did it in about 50 minutes. Let's call it 40 minutes tops from Boulder to this place.

If you're going to go to Red Rocks, you might coordinate these two trips, as Red Rocks is on the way from Boulder to The Fort. If you look at their map, Red Rocks is in/near Morrison.

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There is a new hotel in Boulder that seems to be the "in" place to stay. I do not know what it is called but it is aorund 11th and Walnut (so right by Pearl St that Lucas correctly suggested).

You can find some pretty alright food there. Nothing earth shattering. BJ's Pizza is pretty solid. I liked Foolish Craig's Cafe. Lucas' suggestion for sushi is right on the money too.

If you like micro-brew beer you can find a good selection of local, fresh beer at just about every bar. I would recomend anything from Twisted Pine Brewery.

Styr -- a martini bar by day / dance club in the basement at night -- that is between Pearl St and Walnut St is a pretty fun and chill place to go.

Lucas will disagree with me, but I miss Boulder. I am sure you will find a good time there.