Most people zoom past Victor, Colorado on their way to the casinos in Cripple Creek, completely oblivious to the fact they just missed one of the state’s best-kept secrets.
This authentic mining town perched at 9,708 feet is what happens when a place refuses to sell its soul for tourist dollars, and the result is absolutely magical.
Here’s what makes Victor different from every other mountain town in Colorado: it hasn’t been Disneyfied.
Nobody came in and decided to turn this place into a theme park version of itself…