Aspen Things To Do

Things To Do

Though skiing is Aspen's top draw, many non-skiers/boarders come for the scene: there's plenty to do between shopping, dining, spa-hopping, people watching, and less strenuous winter activities from dogsledding to snowmobiling around the nearby glorious twin fourteeners (Colorado speak for peaks over 14,000 feet), the Maroon Bells.

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Wheeler Opera House
This splendid sandstone brick opera house, one of Colorado's finest performance venues, offers film and lecture series, plays, dance recitals, concerts, operas, and celebrity standup (Robin Williams to Whoopi Goldberg).
320 E. Hyman Ave.; Aspen, CO; 970-920-5770; www.wheeleroperahouse.com/wheeler
Tags: family | architecture | culture | live entertainment
Aspen Art Museum
Make time to visit this museum’s well-thought out contemporary exhibitions by emerging and established artists like Karen Kilmnik and Jeremy Deller. Programs also include art talks from national curators and multi-media performances.
590 N. Mill St.; Aspen, CO; 970-925-8050; www.aspenartmuseum.org
Tags: family | architecture | culture | history | art
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
See fascinating displays on Aspen’s fragile ecosystem at this wildlife rehabilitation center. From mid-December through mid-April they run snowshoe tours of Aspen and Snowmass mountains.
Hallam Lake Nature Preserve; 100 Puppy Smith St.; Aspen, CO; 970-925-5756; www.aspennature.org
Tags: family | tour | wildlife | outdoors
The Wheeler/Stallard Museum
Aspen’s changing lifestyles have been scrupulously documented here—from the indigenous “Ute Indians” and mining camp days onward. Rotating main exhibits showcase everything from Victorian women's fashions to Thomas W. Benton’s politics.
620 W. Bleeker St.; Aspen, CO; 970-925-3721; www.aspenhistory.org
Tags: family | architecture | history
Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum
This mining and ranching museum is located on the site of one of only 18 mills worldwide that used the experimental Russell Lixiviation process to refine low-grade ore.
40180 Highway 82; Aspen, CO; 970-544-0820; www.aspenhistory.org
Tags: family | history
Anderson Ranch Arts Center
Remarkable hands-on workshops with leading artists and curators are mostly held in summer, but winter visitors can still tour the exhibition galleries, meet artists in ateliers, and hear lectures.
5263 Owl Creek Rd.; Aspen, CO; 970-923-3181; www.andersonranch.org
Tags: family | culture | art
Get active outdoors
It may be quieter when the snow melts, but this tour operator keeps summer guests active by taking advantage of the areas rivers (rafting), mountainous trails (biking, hiking, horseback-riding) and skies (hot-air ballooning).
Blazing Adventures; Aspen, CO; 800-282-7238; www.blazingadventures.com
Tags: family | hiking | biking | sports
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