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Accolades for Glenwood Springs

2017

• Glenwood Springs featured in Where to Retire, 8 Invigorating Outdoorsy Towns
• Grind voted 10 Best Buffalo Burgers in Colorado by USA Today/10Best.com, ranked number 3
• Glenwood Caverns’ Haunted Mine Drop ride named among 12 Most Anticipated Thrill Rides of 2017, USA Today
• Sunlight’s 2.5-mile Ute Trail named one of the Top 10 Most Scenic Runs in the Country, Liftopia.com/The Skiing Examiner
• Sunlight Mountain Resort featured in New York Times, Small Colorado Resort Goes Big With $700 Lift Ticket

​2016

• Glenwood Springs featured in book 1000 Places to See in the U.S. and Canada Before You Die, 2016, 2011 & 2007 editions
• Colorado Parent named Glenwood Springs #1 for Colorado Road Trip, #1 for Summer Mountain Getaway, and in the top 5 for Mom Getaway.
• USA Today/10Best.com, Glenwood Caverns named a Best Cave
• USA Today/10Best.com,Glenwood Hot Springs: #4 Best Hotel Pool
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park was named the Best Kid-Friendly Outdoor Destination, Elevation Outdoors’ 2016 Best of the Rockies
• Spa of the Rockies, a Top 10 winner, Best for Families, Best for Hot Springs, SpaFinder Wellness

2015

• 16 Best Places to Live in America, ranked #5, Outside magazine
• Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, ranked #1 Best Hotel Pool and Spa of the Rockies ranked in the top 4 for Best Wellness Destination, Sunset magazine
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, ranked in the top 4 for Best Family Fun, Sunset magazine
• Best Hotel Pool, Glenwood Hot Springs Pool ranked #2, USA Today
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, US Chamber Small Business of the Year, SW and South Central Regional Finalist
• Hanging Lake named in The West’s 9 Most Spectacular Waterfalls, Huffington Post
• 50 Best Small Town Downtowns in America, Glenwood Springs ranked 34, BestChoiceReviews.org
• Glenwood Springs ranked #1 in Top 20 Arts Vibrant Medium and Small Cities, NCAR Arts Vibrancy Index: Hotbeds of America’s Arts and Culture
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on Thrill Factor, Travel Channel
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on 101 Amazing Thrills, Travel Channel

2014

• America’s Favorite Towns, Glenwood Springs ranked 16, Travel + Leisure
• Glenwood Springs featured, Hotel Impossible: Airing the Family Business,  Travel Channel
• Top 10 Small Towns - America’s Best Places To Live and Visit, Livability
• America’s Best Towns for Fall Colors, Travel + Leisure
• Glenwood Canyon featured, 10 Best Bucket-list U.S. Monuments and Landmarks, USA Today
• Alpine Coaster at Glenwood Caverns featured, 10 Best Roller Coaster Rides of Your Life, USA Today and Park World
• America’s Best Towns for July 4th, Travel + Leisure
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured, 5 Places to ‘Get High’ in Colorado (no pot required), TODAY
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured, 8 Amazing American Caves, CNN
• Glenwood Hot Springs featured, 10 Spectacular Ski Resort Pools and Hot Tubs, USA Today
• Glenwood Hot Springs featured, The 10 Best Hotel Pools in America, Men’s Journal

2013

• Twenty Best Small Towns in America, Smithsonian Magazine
• Contender in Budget Travel’s Coolest Small Towns
• Hotel Colorado named one of America’s Best Hotels for Christmas, Travel & Leisure
• Spa of the Rockies, Best Mineral or Thermal Spring Spa, SpaFinder Wellness
• Beautiful Colorado: 50 postcard-perfect images, USA Today
• Glenwood Hot Springs featured, America’s Most Amazing Hotel Pools, CNN Travel
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on Ride-iculous, Travel Channel

2012

• Best of the Road - Top 7 Ski Town, Rand McNally & USA Today
• Glenwood Canyon Zipline Adventures featured on CNBC & MSNBC
• 10 Great Places to Try Stand-up Paddle Boarding, USA Today
• 10 Best Scenery-Stealing Biker-Worthy Stretches Of US Route 6, Huffington Post
• Glenwood Caverns Opens Cliffhanger, Highest Elevation Roller Coaster in US, Huffington Post
• Best Hotel Pools in the United States for Families, Smarter Travel, Trekaroo
• Rocky Mountain Hot Pools Warm Winter Bathers, USA Today Go Escape
• Spa of the Rockies, Best Mineral or Thermal Spring Spa, SpaFinder Wellness

2011

• Voted America’s Most Fun Small Town, Rand McNally & USA Today Travel
• Weekend Getaways to Soak Away Stress, Sunset magazine
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park featured on Bert the Conquer episode, Travel Channel and Good Morning America
• The Pullman, Best New Restaurants, Esquire Magazine
• Spa of the Rockies, Best Mineral or Thermal Springs Spa, SpaFinder
• Spa of the Rockies, Best Domestic Mineral Springs Spas, Spa magazine