If you want to enjoy Mother Nature on your holiday break then you should go to Breckenridge! At Breckenridge there are four large peaks that provide over 2,200 acres for fun filled skiing. Breckenridge is one of the most popular ski resorts in Colorado! If you don’t like skiing, Breckenridge is still a great place to go. In downtown Breckenridge there are great restaurants and holiday shops that set that festive holiday mood!

Information from:

http://breckenridge.ski.com/?gclid=CKCJoMmrgpACFSosagoden6Ctw

Directions from Denver:

Take Interstate 70 west to Highway 9 (exit 201)

Take Highway 9 south to Breckenridge

Breckenridge is approximately 79 miles from Denver

Information from:

http://breckenridge.ski.com/?gclid=CKCJoMmrgpACFSosagoden6Ctw

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Hammond’s Candy Factory

If you’ve got a sweet tooth go to Hammond’s Candy Factory for the holidays. Mr. Carl T. Hammond started Hammond’s Candy Factory in 1920. At the Factory you can see the employees making hand twisted candy canes, cream filled Christmas straws, and satin ribbon candy. At Hammond’s Candy Factory they still use the same recipes that Mr. Hammond did. Hammond’s Candy Factory is one of the few candy factories in the country that still makes their candy by hand.

From I-25 South of Denver
Take I-25 North to 58th Avenue
Turn Right (East) on 58th Avenue
Follow 58th Avenue a couple blocks
You will see a Burger King on the right hand side
Turn Right into the Driveway just past Burger King (Mapleton Distribution Center)
Hammond's Candies is located at the end of that driveway.

Store Hours:

Monday - Friday, 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday, 10am - 4pm

Factory Tours:

Monday - Friday, 9am - 3pm,
Every 30 minutes
Saturday, 10am - 3pm,
Every 30 minutes

There is no charge for factory tours. No reservation is needed for groups under 10 people.

Information from:

http://www.hammondscandies.com/

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Colorado Symphony:

If you love the sound of beautiful music come see and hear the Colorado Symphony in its upcoming events, which are: Too Hot To Handle on Friday and Saturday, December 21st and 22nd, 2007, at 7:30 P.M. both nights, and A Night In Vienna on Monday, December 31, 2007, at 6:30 P.M.

Boettcher Concert Hall • Denver Performing Arts Complex 1000 14th Street, #15 Denver, CO 80202
Tickets:

Tickets are priced from $15.00 through $69.50

Buy Tickets online at http://www.coloradosymphony.org/.

Information from:

http://www.coloradosymphony.org/

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