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THE PERFECT DAY IN BRECK

Key stops

• Isak Heartstone, also known as the Breckenridge Troll, is a very popular 15-foot outdoor sculpture made of reclaimed wood. 

• The Arts District Campus is a creative hub with artist studios in restored 19th- century cabins, exhibitions and several large-scale outdoor sculptures. 
• Breckenridge Ski Resort offers 187 runs on almost 3,000 acres and includes North America’s highest-elevation chair lift (the Imperial SuperChair, at nearly 13,000 feet). 

Restaurants and Bars 

• Radicato puts an inventive spin on seasonal Italian food in a second-story dining room with views of a plaza below. 
• RMU Breckenridge, a tavern run by a ski maker that operates its retail shop next door, is frequented by a younger crowd that comes for live music. 
• The Tavern Underground is a bistro and bar on the lower level of the new Carlin hotel complex serving craft cocktails and local beer. 
• The Gold Pan Saloon, one of the oldest bars west of the Mississippi River, has an Old West vibe. It also houses a tasting room for Colorado’s Carboy Winery. 
• Amazing Grace is a breakfast and lunch spot, run by the endurance athlete Monique Merrill, where regulars catch up over scones and biscuits that are baked in-house. 
• Briar Rose Chophouse and Saloon, with a bubblegum-pink exterior, is a classic steakhouse that offers half-price drinks at happy hour. 
• Blue River Bistro dishes up contemporary American food in a setting with a slight industrial edge and has two-for-one martinis at happy hour. 
• Aurum serves seasonal and creative New American fare in a chic cabin and offers nearly half-off small plates during happy hour. 
• Tin Plate Pizza is a restaurant in a restored miner’s cabin that is known for its sourdough pies. Its sister business, Dynamite Cookies, sells treats from a walk- up outdoor counter next door. 
• Breckenridge Distillery produces almost two dozen liquors, including whiskey, gin, vodka and rum, and offers tours, tastings and dinner at its own restaurant. 
• Broken Compass Brewing has two taprooms in town, one on Main Street and one just north of downtown, that pour a dozen of the brewery’s beers on draft. 

Outdoor activities 

• Breckenridge Nordic Center is a family-run cross-country ski area that has 18 miles of trails for skiing and snowshoeing. 
• Ridden is a ski and bike rental shop that runs year-round fat-bike tours to a brewery and distillery. It also offers e-bike rentals. 

Shopping 

• Fresh Soap Company is a store where all the soaps, bath salts, scrubs and more are made on site.
• Midsommar Hat Company sells handcrafted felt hats and takes custom orders. 
• Folcland offers women’s clothing from independent designers and Colorado- made skin care products. 
• Mountainkind stocks locally made gifts and artwork, and has a golden retriever shop dog.