Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Boulder, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.3 km
Ascend 19 m
Descend 29 m

Experience Boulder in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Boulder

Sight 1: Highland School Building

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Highland School, also or previously known as Highland-Lawn School, is an 1892 building at 9th Street and Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, Colorado. It was the fourth school built in Boulder and was used as a school until 1971. The Highland School Building was converted to use as an office building and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The building is constructed of red brick and blond sandstone mined from local quarries.

Wikipedia: Highland School (Boulder, Colorado) (EN)

693 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Arnett-Fullen House

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Arnett-Fullen House also known as the Gingerbread House, is located on 646 Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado and is on the list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Boulder County, Colorado since 2009. This house features a mixture of architectural styles and is a two-story, private residency, which is sometimes open to the public.

Wikipedia: Arnett-Fullen House (EN)

822 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Carnegie Library

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The Carnegie Library in Boulder, Colorado is a building from 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The building is now known as the Carnegie Library for Local History, and is a branch of the Boulder Public Library. The library contains an area of 4,000 square feet (370 m2).

Wikipedia: Carnegie Library (Boulder, Colorado) (EN)

151 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Pine Street Church

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The First Baptist Church of Boulder, at 1237 Pine St. in Boulder, Colorado, was built in 1925-26. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is a brick L-shaped building "central three-story square tower is located at the inside corner of the "L" and has the pointed arch main entrance with heavy, paneled, glazed, wooden, double doors. The tower is topped with a pre-cast concrete belfry with such ornate details as a crenellated parapet, quatrefoils, corner piers, and large lancet openings with smaller lancet shapes in the tracery."

Wikipedia: First Baptist Church of Boulder (EN), Website

611 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: United States Post Office

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The Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building, also known as the Boulder Post Office or Boulder Main Post Office, at 1905 Fifteenth St. in Boulder, Colorado, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as US Post Office—Boulder Main in 1986. On August 4, 2022, following the 2021 Boulder shooting, the building was dedicated in honor of police officer Eric Talley, who was killed while responding to the shooting. Local Congressman Joe Neguse introduced the legislation to rename the post office in the months following the shooting, which was signed into law in March of 2022.

Wikipedia: Boulder Post Office (EN)

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