Colorado is technically the West, but it’s usually known for chic skiing than down and dirty cowboys. With over a hundred years under its belt, the National Western Stock Show is trying to change that perception.
The Stock Show has everything you could want: a rodeo, horse show, special events like a parade and Mexican bull riding, and a livestock show that’s so large it’s known as the Superbowl of Cattle Shows.  They even have a Martin Luther King, Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo to celebrate the holiday that occurs during the show.
With ambitions of being the world’s premier center for America’s western heritage, each year this event gets bigger and better.