Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct pricing of the Hike Home with a Miner Tour. A century before five peaks became the town of Breckenridge’s identity, the mountains were ...

On a mild Colorado day, a group of twentysomethings is panning for gold. Not in the hills of Cripple Creek or Victor, but in the troughs at Western Museum of Mining & Industry on North Gate Boulevard.

While Rocky Mountain towns were once filled with gold seekers, now, they're full of people seeking high-altitude year-round fun. But some of these towns — like Victor, Colorado — offer not just ...