Oddball Colorado : a guide to some really strange places / Jerome Pohlen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pohlen, Jerome.

Series:

Oddball series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curiosities and wonders--Colorado--Guidebooks.

Curiosities and wonders.

Colorado--Guidebooks.

Colorado.

Colorado--History, Local--Miscellanea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>A high-altitude alligator farm. A UFO watchtower. A monument to a headless chicken. While other travel guides tell you about tackling Pike's Peak, skiing the back bowls, or rafting down the Arkansas River, this quirky regional resource offers unusual travel destinations and little-known historical tidbits. Imagine regaling coworkers with unique Rocky Mountain adventures, like spending an evening at a drive-in movie . . . in a queen-sized bed, or visiting a vapor cave clad only in a towel. How about seeing a two-headed dragon made of car parts, or watching cliff divers while eating Mexican

Contents:

Front Cover ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Introduction ; 1. Denver Area ; 2. Eastern Colorado and the Front Range ; Map of Eastern Colorado ; 3. Colorado Springs Area ; 4. The Mountains ; Map of the Colorado Mountain Region ; 5. The Western Slope ; Map of the Western Slope ; 6. The Outhouse Tour ; Epilogue ; Acknowledgments ; Recommended Sources ; Index by City Name ; Index by Site Name

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-223) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-56976-461-1

OCLC:

833771306