Greetings from Denver, and Hostel Fish! Here are some unique facts about Denver and Colorado: 1) Denver records an average of over 300 days of sunshine per year--more than San Diego or Miami Beach.
2) The 13th step of the capital building in Denver is exactly one mile high above sea level.
3) Denver lays claim to the invention of the cheeseburger. In 1935, Louis Ballast of Humpty Dumpty Drive-In was awarded the trademark.
4) Colorado's southwest corner boarders Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah – it's the only place in America where the corners of four states meet.
5) The Colorado Trail is a 500-mile long hiking trail from Durango to Denver, crossing eight mountain ranges, seven national forests, six wilderness areas, and five river systems.
6) It was on top of Pikes Peak (another Colorado 14er) in 1893 that Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write the words to "America the Beautiful".
7) Colorado is nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state in the year 1876. That's 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
8) The highest paved road in North America is the road to Mount Evans (a Colorado 14er) off I-70 from Idaho Springs. The road climbs up to 14,258 feet above sea level.
9) Colfax Avenue that runs through Downtown Denver is the longest continuous street in America.
10) Denver has the largest city park system in the nation with 205 parks in city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains.
