ARTS+LEISURE
A walker strolls through the Oval at CSU on a rainy Saturday morning, May 9, 2015, in Fort Collins, CO. Coloradoan Library
FORT COLLINS GUIDE FOR OUT-OF-TOWNERS ERIN UDELL Originally published by the Coloradoan
Colorado State University This is obvious around graduation time seeing that you’ll already be on campus at some point, but try taking your visitors on a campus tour. Walk them through the Oval, take them to your least favorite lecture hall or cross College Avenue to show them the University Center of the Arts and the university’s Annual Flower Trial Garden.
cool pictures. For more information and a map, visit the Larimer County website.
The Mish
We have 17 of them, so you might as well check a few out. Hit up a tasting room or grab a beer and take it out on a patio at one of the many craft breweries in our growing scene. Check out a map of Fort Collins breweries in the Northern Colorado Brewery Guide.
Mishawaka Amphitheatre has been a part of the Poudre Canyon for nearly a century. And now, instead of just being a community dance hall, you can go grab some food at its restaurant or catch a band playing on its amphitheater overlooking the Poudre River. Thursday night open jams take place at 8 p.m. and the venue’s concert season opens 6 p.m. Saturday with Bonnie Paine and Daniel Rodriquez (of Elephant Revival) and Caribou Mountain Collective, who play at 8. You can also enjoy an evening with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood Sunday, with doors opening at 5 and the show starting at 6.
Horsetooth
Local restaurants
You can make a day of it by adventuring the trails in Horsetooth Mountain Open Space or just drive by Horsetooth Reservoir for some quick sightseeing and
There’s no doubt you’ll eat out with friends and family in town, so make a point of hitting up some popular local spots. Grab a coffee at Alley Cat Coffeehouse. Get
The breweries
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