Colorado

• Colorado invented the cheeseburger. This iconic food was first served in 1935 at the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver.

• More than 1/3 of the land belongs to the government. much of the open spaces are managed by the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, or the National Park Service.

• The state is home to a 75% of land above 10,000 feet

• Colorado is the only state ever to turn down the Olympics - Denver did turn down the chance to host the 1976 Winter Olympics after residents voted it down.

• Colorado is home to 1,500 ghost towns.


• Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.

• Cripple Creek: It is illegal to bring your horse or pack mule above the ground floor of any building.

• Denver: The dog catcher must notify dogs of impounding by posting, for three consecutive days, a notice on a tree in the city park and along a public road running through said park.

• It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

• You may not drive a black car on Sundays.

• It is illegal to mistreat rats in Denver.

• In Colorado it's now legal to remove the furniture tags that say, "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law."

• Pueblo: It is illegal to let a dandelion grow within the city limits.

• Sterling: Cats may not run loose without having been fitted with a taillight.

• In Boulder, it’s permitted to “insult, taunt, or challenge” police officers––until they ask you to stop.


• The 13th step of the state capital building in Denver is exactly one mile high above sea level.

• The Eisenhower Tunnel is the highest auto tunnel in North America.

• Colorado's southwest corner borders Arizona, New Mexico and Utah and is the only place in America where the corners of four states meet.

• Leadville sits at 10,152 feet, making it the highest city in the U.S.

• Located in the Arkansas Valley, Rocky Ford has been dubbed the "melon capital of the world." Their high school mascot is the Meloneer.