At an elevation of 5,280 feet, Denver is nicknamed the "Mile High City" because it sits exactly one mile above sea level.
The Eisenhower Tunnel is the highest auto tunnel in North America.
Colorado is the only state in history to turn down the Olympics.
The world's largest flat-top mountain can be found in Grand Mesa.
The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.
Colorado is nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state in the year 1876.
The 13th step of the capital building in Denver is exactly one mile high above sea level.
The country’s highest suspension bridge is in Colorado.
“America the Beautiful” was written about Pike’s Peak.
No U.S. President or Vice-President has been born in Colorado.
Colorado is home to one of the largest preserved sets of dinosaur tracks in the world at Picketwire Canyon.
Denver’s Colfax Avenue is the longest continuous street in the United States.
Mesa Verde National Park is one of the richest archaeological sites in the world with more than 4,000 protected areas.
The first Stegosaurus fossil was found near Morrison, Colorado in 1876.