People Magazine names Colorado town as bucket list travel spot

Morgan Whitley
·2 min read
3

DENVER (KDVR) — One mountain town was recognized in a national publication as a bucket list travel spot for its stunning flower fields.

On Friday, People Magazine released its 2024 Food and Travel Special. The magazine named 25 bucket list travel spots that offer unique experiences.

This Colorado water park is one of the best in the US

Colorado’s own Crested Butte was honored with a coveted spot. Specifically, People named the flower fields in the mountain town as a must for anyone’s bucket list.

Since 1986, the mining town has held the Wildflower Festival in the summer. The annual 10-day festival will be held from July 12-21 this year with over 200 workshops offering wildflower expertise.

“Today we continue to advocate for the preservation and appreciation of wildflowers and instill both awareness and admiration of our interdependence with our natural wildflower habitats through our events,” according to the festival website.

The festival’s website has tons of information on self-guided hikes visitors can take and a helpful wildflower identification guide.

So, if you want to check off an item on a national bucket list, be sure to visit Crested Butte this summer.

FOX31's Denver Guide

Events, things to do, FAQs about living in Denver

OpenTable: These are the best restaurants for dining outside near Denver

Full list of concerts at Fiddler’s Green in 2024

Table for 2: Midwest pizza shop in Denver knows it’s hip to be square

Read more from The Denver Guide

If you have plans to travel around the country, here are the other spots named in People’s 2024 list.

  • Flower fields in Crested Butte, Colorado

  • Polk Penguin Conservation Center at Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak, Michigan

  • “The Outsiders” house in Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas

  • The Astronaut Training experience at Kennedy Space Center at Merritt Island in Florida

  • Salamander Middleburg Resort in Middleburg, Virginia

  • Coqodaq in New York City

  • Garth Brooks’ Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk in Nashville, Tennessee

  • Vee Bar Guest Ranch in Laramie, Wyoming

  • Mendenhall Glacier outside of Juneau, Alaska

  • EaDough in Houston, Texas

  • Lakon Paris Patisserie in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts

  • Alexander’s Patisserie in San Francisco, California

  • Minnesota Yacht Club

  • Oceans Calling in Ocean City, Maryland

  • Fall in Love in L.A., California

  • Sea.Hear.Now in Asbury Park, New Jersey

  • DreamWorks Land opening on June 14th at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida

  • O’ahu’s Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i festival

  • Rabbit Hole in Kansas City, Missouri

  • Purple Rain House in Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • L’Appartement 4F in Brooklyn, New York

  • Extraterrestrial Highway: Alien Research Center, Little A’Le’Inn, Area 51 in Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Margie’s Candies in Chicago, Illinois

  • “PEOPLE: Celebrating 50 Years” exhibit at Fotografiska in New York City

The full list will be featured on newsstands on Friday and the online story will go live on Saturday.

Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX31 Denver.