This chain hotel shines above some of the other accommodation options on the strip leading into town. There's a great pool area in the summer and a hot tub that's open year-round in the little central courtyard; rooms are clean, functional and cheaper than many other stops. A free shuttle up to the mountain is available. Breakfasts at the attached Rex's are off-the-charts good.


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1. Fish Creek Falls

2.88 MILES

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2. Tread of Pioneers Museum

2.92 MILES

A favorite among the area’s community history museums, these restored Victorian homes host an even-handed display about the history of the Native…

3. Bud Werner Memorial Library

3.12 MILES

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4. Stagecoach State Park

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5. Tracks and Trails Museum

13.94 MILES

Hop into this small-town museum for a history lesson on lettuce farmers, trains and coal, baby, coal. The outside mining exhibit is the real draw.

6. Mount Zirkel Wilderness

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7. Pearl Lake State Park

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8. Steamboat Lake State Park

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