Pueblo – Great Place, Great Attractions
Colorado is a state full of marvelous attractions and unique experiences. It offers a range of countless attractions that include fascinating amusement parks, wineries and breweries with amazing aquariums and zoos. The meaning of Colorado is ‘colored red’. The state is also commonly referred as ‘Centennial State’ as it was incorporated as thirty eighth state of United States in the year 1876.
The state of Colorado exhibits a rare combination of architecture, archaeology with historically significant sites, art and natural beauty. The state had turned down the Olympics in order to avoid pollution and associated population blast that could have affected the unique character of this marvelous state. The state is full of marvelous parks and gardens, only Denver has a record number of parks within the city limits. The state also exhibits a range of amazing cities that are famous for their uniqueness. Pueblo is one such city that is attract visitors from all round the globe.
This amazing city of Pueblo is located at the edge of Great Plains with Rocky Mountain in its backdrop. This is a very rejuvenating, refreshing and quite pretty not so crowded community in Colorado. Pueblo offers a great range of facilities and services of modern city without allowing problems such pollution and overpopulation to intrude in the city.
Pueblos is located at a point of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek. It is estimated that the population of the city was 104,951 in the year 2008. The city is well known as one of the largest steel producing cities in United States and hence it is also referred as the ‘Steel City’.
The city of Pueblo offers some of the most prominent attractions such as Pueblo Zoo, Greenway and Nature Center of Pueblo, Rosemount Museum, Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum and many more to add to the list of attractions.
Pueblo Zoo is a great place to visit during your weekend getaways. It a major tourist attraction and a park where the guests of the city and the locals can enjoy their outings and have a close look on animals. It is home to more than hundred and thirty species of four hundred individual animals. The park is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. The aim of the park is to educate people about the conservation of some endangered species and to develop an understanding about their natural world.
The Greenway and Nature Center of Pueblo is a great place to visit as it offers ideal settings for several recreational and educative activities. The recreational activities include wildlife sighting, kayaking, nature trails, fishing and picnicking. The major highlight of the center is the Raptor Center, a rehabilitation and nursing center for several wild and resident birds. The center offers an ideal hospitalization setting for injured owls, hawks, eagles along with several other birds.
One can also enjoy boating and canoeing here at the Arkansas River. The center organizes informative and educational exhibitions on the flora and fauna of the region.
The city of Pueblo is a proud host of the single largest event of the state known as Colorado State Fair that takes place in summer every year.
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