Attractions

Fort Collins, while a relatively small city, meets the needs of people of vastly different interests and backgrounds – as the following listing of the area’s attractions will attest.

Swetzville Zoo – Featured in media outlets worldwide, the Swetzville Zoo is a unique privately managed sculpture park with over 150 metal artworks created of used auto parts and other bits of machinery. The subjects of the sculptures are diverse, but dinosaur themes predominate.

The Rocky Mountain Raptor Center - The Rocky Mountain Raptor Center rehabilitates and releases injured birds of prey and educates and informs the public about the birds and their habitats.

Stargazer Observatory – This astronomy venue has a 14 inch telescope and occasionally invites the public in to view the sky.

Great Stupa at Shambhala – This is widely viewed as the most spectacular example of Buddhist sacred architecture outside Asia. The Great Stupa houses sacred art and includes interpretive exhibits about Tibetan cultural heritage.

Fort Collins Museum – The Fort Collins Museum houses three galleries of local history and geology. The Heritage Courtyard shelters three historic cabins and the 1905 Upper Box Elder Schoolhouse, all of which have been relocated to the museum grounds for preservation. In the summertime, the museum offers day camp programs in which children in period costume attend abbreviated school programs in the one room schoolhouse.

Fort Collins Municipal Railway – This trolley line runs from City Park to Old Town. Car 21 is the only original, restored city streetcar in use in the American west.

Bingham Hill Cheese Company – This artisan cheeseworks is home of the renowned “Rustic Blue” and many other handcrafted Colorado cheeses. All told, their products have won more than twenty-five National and International awards at the World Cheese Awards, including “Best American Cheese.”