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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ouray, Colorado

Updated July 1, 2024

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The snake on the sign.

Ouray, Colorado

Ouray Alchemist

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

Thousands of gallons of water spill down this 285-foot waterfall, which terminates in a frozen wonderland.

Ouray, Colorado

Box Canyon Falls

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

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Ouray, Colorado

Cascade Falls Park

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Ironton, Colorado

Colorado Boy Mine

The most easily accessible intact vertical mine shaft structure remaining in the Red Mountain Mining District.

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The Mahr Building today.

Telluride, Colorado

Mahr Building

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

9 miles from Ouray

Christ of the Mines Shrine

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Christ of the Mines Shrine

This alpine statue of Jesus in Silverton is said to protect both miners and local economies.

14 miles from Ouray

Picnic Tables provide a rest area beneath the icy cliffs.

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Lake City Ice Park

These towering cliffs crystalize each winter, forming sheer walls of ice that are open for climbing.

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