As I have mentioned before, Golden was Colorado's first state capitol, and the building in the photograph, the Old Capitol Grill, was where the legislature originally met. After taking care of the state's business upstairs, they would adjourn to the tavern below to celebrate their legislative successes. Inside the Old Capitol Grill, they still have the glassed off room in the back where ladies were allowed to sit, separate from the corrupting influences of the bar area. Golden was originally founded to service all the mining camps just to the west, where the mountains start. The mining camps are long gone, but Golden remains, with many historic buildings from the 1870s. It also has lots of hiking trails, not to mention a lot of fun spots to hang out. A truly nice place to visit, and separated from Denver by tall buttes, it is a place unto itself.
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