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Visit Longmont, Colorado
Craft beer capital of the Front Range.
Tour Left Hand and Oskar Blues, take a cheese-making class, ride the Brewhop Trolley through 12 breweries, stroll a revitalized Main Street arts district and discover the farm-and-brewery town with Longs Peak views from every lake.
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A Perfect Day
One Day in Longmont
Morning
Breakfast at Lucile's, then browse 300 cheeses at Cheese Importers — or take a class at The Art of Cheese and learn to make your own mozzarella.
Afternoon
Tour Left Hand Brewing Company, hop the Brewhop Trolley to Oskar Blues' Tasty Weasel taproom, then paddleboard on Union Reservoir with Longs Peak in the background.
Evening
Smoked brisket at Georgia Boys BBQ, then a show at the Dickens Opera House — concerts, comedy and community theater in a restored downtown landmark.
Things To Do
12 breweries, 300 cheeses and Longs Peak
Home to Left Hand and Oskar Blues, a European cheese market, a cheese-making school, a Brewhop Trolley, a revitalized arts district and lakes with 14er views — Longmont is the craft-beer-and-farm capital of the Front Range.
Left Hand Brewing Company
One of Colorado's flagship craft breweries — the birthplace of Milk Stout Nitro, with a taproom and tours in Longmont.
Oskar Blues Brewery — Tasty Weasel Taproom
The brewery that put craft beer in cans — production tours, a massive patio and live music at the Tasty Weasel.
Cheese Importers & The Art of Cheese
A French-inspired artisan market with 300+ cheeses and a cheese-making school — mozzarella class, charcuterie and gourmet imports.
Downtown Longmont Creative District
Murals, galleries, the Dickens Opera House, teaching studios and Main Street restaurants — Longmont's revitalized arts core.
Union Reservoir
Swim beach, paddleboarding, kayaking and fishing with Longs Peak reflected in the water — Longmont's favorite lake.
Brewhop Trolley
Hop-on, hop-off trolley connecting Longmont's breweries — the easiest way to tour all 12 without driving.
Where To Stay
Sleep in brewery country
A handful of comfortable hotels near downtown and I-25, vacation rentals in the neighborhoods and Boulder's full hotel scene 20 minutes south.
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Sleep near the lakes
Vacation rentals near downtown and regional campgrounds at nearby reservoirs.
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Where To Eat
Breweries, BBQ and 300 cheeses
Two of Colorado's biggest craft breweries, ten more behind them, a European cheese market, a Main Street full of independent restaurants and the Brewhop Trolley connecting them all — Longmont is a food-and-drink town disguised as a quiet suburb.
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A revitalized Main Street of galleries, record shops, teaching studios and an artisan cheese market — Longmont's Creative District shops local and independent.
Downtown Longmont Creative District
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Nearby Towns
The northern Front Range
Longmont sits between Boulder and Fort Collins on the northern Front Range — Louisville 20 minutes south, Fort Collins 45 minutes north.