Grab your prospecting gear for a jaw-droppingly beautiful journey along Colorado’s Million Dollar Highway, where miners, mayors, and railroad tycoons converged during the wild days of Colorado’s gold rush!
Million Dollar Highway:
Take a trip into the wild west with this self-guided driving tour! The Million Dollar Highway offers a glimpse into the tumultuous times of Colorado’s gold rush, not to mention some simply astonishing views of the Great American West.
Witness the harsh majesty of the San Juan mountain range as you drive this picturesque stretch of highway. But you won’t just be admiring the mountains—you’ll learn how they formed and how to find some of their hidden treasures, including a 200-foot waterfall! The gold might be long gone, but there’s still plenty of secrets to uncover here. This tour will even take you to little-known landmarks like the bridge Paul Newman famously leapt from in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid!
Plus, you’ll dig into the area’s rough and tumble history, from railroad tycoons to lawless mining towns that went from Boom to Bust in the blink of an eye, leaving eerie ghost towns behind. All that at staggering heights of 11,000 feet above sea level!
So saddle up your horses, grab your prospecting gear, and get ready to hit the motherlode!
Featuring riveting stories, an engaging narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand!
This comprehensive tour includes:
■ Durango
■ Animas River
■ Why “Million Dollar”?
■ Otto Mears
■ Geology of the Plateau
■ Pinkerton Hot Springs
■ Bakers Bridge
■ Haviland Lake
■ Formation of the San Juan Mountains
■ History of the Gold Rush
■ Coal Bank Pass
■ Molas Pass
■ Molas Lake
■ Immigrant Labor
■ Silverton
■ Clear Creek Falls
■ Red Mountain Pass
■ Erosion
■ Ironton
■ Crystal Lake
■ Bear Creek Falls
■ Ouray
■ Ouray Ice Park
■ Box Canyon Falls
■ Ouray Historic District
■ Architecture of Ouray
■ Cascade Falls Park
■ Ouray Visitor Center
HOW IT WORKS:
As you travel, audio stories play automatically based on your location. Simply go to the starting point of the tour and begin following the given route. Each story begins playing on its own, usually just before you reach a point of interest.
TOUR FEATURES:
▶ Freedom of travel:
No scheduled tour times, no crowded buses, and no rush to keep moving past stops that interest you. You have total freedom to skip ahead, linger, and take as many photos as you’d like.
▶ Automatic play:
No muss, no fuss. Just follow the app’s built-in route to all the must-visit spots — the audio stories about everything you see will play automatically!
▶ Works offline:
Download the tour in advance and then use it seamlessly, even in areas with no service!
▶ Lifetime purchase:
No monthly subscription. No time limits. No usage limits. Enjoy this tour as many times as you like.
▶ Incredible stories:
Immerse yourself in the history, culture, and secrets of this famous site with the help of a top-tier narrator and fascinating stories written by experts.
▶ Award-winning app:
Featured on Thrillist and WBZ, this easy-to-use app won the Laurel Award for Technology from the Newport Mansions, who use the app for over a million tours per year.
FREE DEMO:
Check out the totally free demo to get an idea of what this tour is all about. If you like it, purchase the tour to access all the stories.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
■ Download the tour ahead of time over data or WiFi for full offline use.
■ Be sure your phone battery is fully charged or take an external battery pack. Continued use of the GPS can drain your battery.
■ Allow the tour to access location services and GPS tracking features to play stories automatically during the tour.
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