A visit half an hour west of Denver to Golden, Colorado made me so happy I opted for a rental car, even if my mountain driving skills are not the best.<\/p>\n
I originally ventured to Golden to visit the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave on Lookout Mountain.\u00a0 I’ll admit that my knowledge of Buffalo Bill Cody was minimal at best, but it seemed like a “western-y” thing to do, and I did have that rental car!<\/p>\n
The drive from Denver to the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave was worth the trip.\u00a0 I even had to stop a few times on the way for pictures of the stunning scenery.<\/p>\n
~Lookout Mountain~<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I also learned a little about mountains, like how there can be snow even if it’s kinda warmish.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n How does that even happen?<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n After pondering that age old question for a while, I had to make it to the Buffalo Bill Museum before closing time.<\/p>\n ~The Buffalo Bill Museum~<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The museum is small and quirky, the best kind of museum!\u00a0 After seeing the facade, I was expecting a room full of giant plastic buffalo and cardboard standee photo-ops… which would be great, but I actually found a well curated and informative museum, which is sometimes better.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The museum did it’s job, and I left knowing a lot more about Buffalo Bill than I did walking in.\u00a0 Turns out he’s a way more fascinating character than I gave him credit for.\u00a0 Here are some fun facts I learned about Buffalo Bill at the museum.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Of course the museum is full of actual artifacts as well.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The most impressive thing in the whole museum though is the hand written invitation to tea with Oscar Wilde.\u00a0 That’s the stuff dreams are made of!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The second most impressive thing at the museum was a tie between this awesome lamp and a weird cast of Buffalo Bill’s hand “shortly before his death”.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n And obviously they had to have a few cheesy photo ops,<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n and a few things they didn’t want to turn into cheesy photo ops.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n After a journey through the Buffalo Bill Museum, guests are invited to express their impressions, which seem to mostly be about buffalo.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n ~The Grave~<\/strong><\/p>\n Whether Buffalo Bill actually said it or not, he wasn’t wrong about his final view.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n ~The City of Golden~<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The town of Golden, CO is adorable.\u00a0 They had me at “howdy folks!”<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Golden is probably best known as the home of the Coors Brewery, but since I had BruFrou<\/a> tickets and Coors moderately terrible I decided to skip it.\u00a0 How is a place with so many great beers also home to Coors?\u00a0 Just a thought.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Golden, CO was not without drink options however, they did have this bar that spoke my language.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n I also visited Golden City Brewery<\/a>, which had some great non-Coors offerings.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n They also offered a Molly Brown Ale, which is the basis by which I judge all Denver area breweries.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Dinner in Golden, CO was one of my favorites from the entire trip.\u00a0 I found the Sherpa House Restaurant and Cultural Center<\/a>.\u00a0 The interior of the Sherpa House is decorated like a traditional Sherpa house in the Solu-Khumbu region of Nepal and they serve amazing Himalayan food (my first time trying it!).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n
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