Here is a list of ideas for extra tour spots before or after the conference.

Colorado 

Loveland – Stargazer Ranch Alpacas, Loveland Laser Tag

Ft. Collins – New Belgium Brewery, Fort Fun, Fort Collins Children’s Museum, Budweiser brewery (and Clydesdale barns), Colorado State University campus

Estes Park – Mustang Mountain Coaster, Sombrero Stables (horseback riding), Stanley Hotel, shopping in downtown Estes Park, Lake Estes

Boulder – Butterfly & Insect Pavillion, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), University of Colorado campus, Celestial Seasonings, Chataqua Park, Boulder Reservoir, Pearl Street Mall

Greeley – Greeley main Library, University of Northern Colorado campus

Denver area – Denver Zoo, Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver Museum of Modern Art, Performance Arts District (DCPA), Denver Aquarium, Colorado National Speedway, Coors Field, Downtown Denver, Grizzly Rose Dance Hall, CSU SPUR campus, Coors brewery (Golden), Red Rocks Park (Morrison), WaterWorld, Elitch Gardens, Children's Museum (Denver)

Colorado Springs – Garden of the Gods, Olympic Training Center, Olympic Museum, Air Force Academy, Pike’s Peak, Manitou Springs, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Broadmoor Hotel, Glen Erie Castle, Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Flying W Ranch Chuckwagon suppers

North of Colorado into Wyoming  - Terry Bison Ranch, University of Wyoming (Laramie), Cheyenne Frontier Days Museum (Cheyenne), Centennial Livestock Auction (Centennial).

Northeast Colorado – Amache National Historic Site (Japanese internment camp museum),  Pawnee National Grasslands

Nebraska 

Scottsbluff – Scottsbluff National Monument

Bayard - Chimney Rock National Historic Site

Alliance  –  Carhenge, historic downtown Alliance, Alliance museum

Gothenburg - Historic Pony Express Station in Ehmen Park

North Platte - Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park Museum

Ogallala - Front Street, Boot Hill, Lake McConaughy and Kingsley Dam

Crawford - Ft. Robinson State Park Nebraska

Sandhills - Take the National Scenic Byway (272 miles) from Nebraska Highway 2 in Grand Island all the way to Alliance.

Follow the Mormon Trail/Oregon Trail/Pony Express Route –  The Mormon Trail starts in Omaha basically follows the north side of the Platte River west eventually nearly merging with the Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail comes into Nebraska near Beatrice and near Kearney begins to follow the Platte and North Platte River into Wyoming. The Pony Express Route follows a similar route to the Oregon Trail with a dip into northeast Colorado near Julesburg along the South Platte River before turning back north to follow the North Platte River into Wyoming.

For more information go to:  VisitNebraska.com