What town in Colorado is like Switzerland?

Surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks in the San Juan mountain range, Ouray, Colorado, is known as the “Switzerland of America.” This Victorian-era mining town is as authentic as it gets, so you'll only find locally-owned restaurants and boutiques. Here are our favorite things to do in Ouray.



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Ouray is known as the Switzerland of Colorado and once you see it you will be like “Yep, totally get that” Its the architecture but also the sheer magnitude of the mountains. Ouray is known for a few things, ice climbing in winter, jeep/4×4 ride and trails and hot springs!

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The Wallowas in NE Oregon are sometimes referred to as America's Little Switzerland. Sure, the comparison is mostly a marketing ploy, but the area is stunningly beautiful. Ouray, Colo., sits in a bowl of spiky mountains and is gorgeous. Snowy sometimes...

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Ouray is known as the “Switzerland of America” because of the high mountains rising on three and a half sides of town. It sits at 7,792 feet in the heart of the San Juan Mountains off Highway 550.

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Ouray is known as the “Switzerland of America” because of the high mountains rising on three and a half sides of town. It sits at 7,792 feet in the heart of the San Juan Mountains off Highway 550.

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Mini Switzerland On 7 July 1992, Swiss Envoy Willy P. Blazer, Vice-Counsellor and Head of Chancery of Switzerland in India brought Khajjiar on the world tourism map by calling it Mini Switzerland.

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Boulder, for example, was “the Athens of Colorado.” Local wits began referring to Switzerland as “the Colorado of Europe.”

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Surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks in the San Juan mountain range, Ouray, Colorado, is known as the “Switzerland of America.” This Victorian-era mining town is as authentic as it gets, so you'll only find locally-owned restaurants and boutiques.

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Surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks in the San Juan mountain range, Ouray, Colorado, is known as the “Switzerland of America.” This Victorian-era mining town is as authentic as it gets, so you'll only find locally-owned restaurants and boutiques.

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Charleston, South Carolina. Even though this town is the definition of Southern, it's also filled with countless similarities to European cities, like grand churches, cobblestone streets, and short, colorful buildings. Not to mention it was named after King Charles II of England.

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Colorado Springs History Founded in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer, the quaint town began a resort area nicknamed “Little London” because of its popularity with English tourists. General Palmer had a grand vision for a sophisticated town, befitting his cultured wife, Queen.

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Poland. About 73% of respondents gave the United States a favorable response. This favorability rating is the highest in Europe. Poland's positive attitudes toward the United States is rooted in President Reagan's stance against the USSR and America's help when Poland left the Soviet bloc.

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For the German-speaking part, they are very similar to Liechtenstein and Austria. Liechtenstein so much so that Switzerland often takes on a “big brother role” to the little principality. Austria, especially Tyrol, and Switzerland are closely related.

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