Site of the first Columbine sighting by the 1820 Stephen Long expedition party.
Location of landmark Elephant Rock, namesake for the 25-mile bicycle festival between Castle Rock and Palmer Lake.
Country's best small-town Fourth of July (honor shared with neighbor-city Monument).
Summer home of Joel Vaile family and daughter Lucretia Vaile, a founding member of the Colorado Mountain Club.
Retirement home of Countess Murat, pioneer citizen of Denver.
Known for the 500-foot, five-point illuminated Christmas Star on Sundance Mountain.
Site of annual Storytellers' Festival (alternating with Castle Rock).
Residence of Colorado's one and only Zen Cowboy, singer-songwriter Chuck Pyle.