Aspen

Located in a historic building surrounded by aspen trees, by the Roaring Fork River, the museum hosts rotating installations by top artists from around the world. Be sure to save some time to walk around the grounds and see the...

All sizes of bikes, scooters and gear for sale and for rent. They also arrange bike tours for those who would rather ride accompanied.

This education center in the Hallam Lake Nature Preserve is only blocks from downtown Aspen. It has summer-long environmental classes and outreach programs for children and adults, featuring slide shows, demonstrations with the local eagles, hawks and owls and guided...

Soothing tired muscles is no problem in this spa-heavy resort town. Besides Remède, at the St. Regis, there’s the Aspen Club & Spa, an elaborate 77,000-square-foot fitness and spa facility with everything from yoga to salon and body treatments.

Besides a full summer of public speakers, the Aspen Institute hosts this annual Ideas Festival. Former U.S. presidents, leading physicists, university presidents, poets, top journalists, even royalty are part of the mix that makes the festival so popular tickets are...

Each summer since 1949, accomplished musicians and students from around the world have traveled to Aspen to perform, teach and learn. There are as many as ten concerts daily during the festival, held in the Benedict Music Tent, Harris Concert...

For those who want to know what it feels like to jump off a cliff or soar like a bird, the guys at Aspen Paragliding can help you out.

This rec center has an indoor swimming pool with a slide and a vortex, a thirty-two-foot climbing tower, batting cages and an NHL-sized ice arena.

This company of classically trained dancers performs in both Aspen and Santa Fe. Check the website for upcoming Aspen performances.

An absolutely fabulous addition to the Aspen night-owl scene, Belly Up has something for just about everyone. Owner Michael Goldberg brings an incredible range of live-music acts, from Jimmy Buffet to Ben Harper to Seal, to his upscale venue. During...

Almost all of the easier trails are bikeable as well. To get your mountain-biking legs in shape, try the gentle Rio Grande Trail. A favorite of both bikers and hikers, the path meanders from Aspen along the Roaring Fork River...

Nordic skiing in Aspen is nearly as big and probably as popular as alpine skiing. The Aspen/Snowmass Nordic Trail System includes sixty kilometers of beautifully groomed trails and links Aspen and Snowmass Village via Owl Creek, the North Star Nature...

Growing from a small mom-and-pop operation into one of the country’s most prestigious food-and-wine festivals, the FOOD & WINE Classic hosts celebrity chefs, cooking demonstrations and wine seminars. Because the town is so small, attendees get up-close-and-personal access to their...

There are hundreds of options. If I’m short on time, I’ll trek the gentle and very beautiful trail that follows Hunter Creek through a picturesque valley just off the center of downtown. Start from the Hunter Creek Trail parking lot...

Founded in 1991, Jazz Aspen Snowmass presents a variety of popular music genres in the summer and over Labor Day weekend in the fall. The June festival takes place beneath a large canopy tent in the Rio Grande Park. Despite...

The upstairs at this small yoga center and retail boutique houses two treatment rooms for massages, facials or body treatments.

This gondola operates all summer, running from the town of Aspen to the 11,212-foot summit of Aspen Mountain. At the top, besides incredible views, are hiking trails, a children’s playground and the Sundeck restaurant. Purchase tickets at the Gondola Office...

Every Wednesday night throughout the summer, there’s a full-on competitive rodeo. Kids can learn to rope, take pony rides and feast on a barbecue dinner.

This local fly fishing shop also offers guided tours.

The spa at the Viceroy Snowmass is different from many. In small ways, it sets itself apart because you are offered a glass of Champagne while you lounge in the relaxation room in your bathrobe and wait for your treatment....

This one-stop shop for ski and snowboard school in Snowmass is much more than just a retail and rental center: it’s a fun house for everyone from babies to teenagers. Entertainment for kids ranges from a climbing gym to themed...