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ITINERARY
8h 21m489 miles17 stops
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ConTRAPtions Escape Rooms
ConTRAPtions Escape Rooms is Fort Collins' premier live escape experience. We pride ourselves on Immersive experiences featuring high tech and beautifully designed rooms. We use robotics and industrial automation to build exciting and challenging puzzles that are unlike any other escape room out there. Come find out how we're different!
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The Markey Escape Rooms
Work together with your team to escape in an hour or less! Explore, solve puzzles, and decipher clues to uncover each room's unique story! More than an escape, our experiences are a world tailer-made for you! With immersive design, lighting, and sound effects, you may even forget you're inside a room! Don't worry though - you're welcome to leave any time, just remember the clock is still ticking!
3
St. Pete's Fly Shop
4
Aggie Theatre
5
The Cupboard
6
Old Town Spice Shop
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Somewhere Secret
Somewhere Secret is a real place filled with relics, puzzles, challenges, and magic. It is a live action puzzle game that anyone can play. Somewhere Secret, of course, contains a secret. A true treasure map that leads to something amazing hidden somewhere in Colorado. You will have one hour to explore the room and solve the puzzles that lead up to the treasure chest. If you unlock the map, the adventure continues as your team embarks on the scavenger hunt to find the treasure.
8
City Park
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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
Urban Air Adventure Park is much more than a trampoline park. If you're looking for the best year-round indoor attractions in the Fort Collins area, Urban Air is the perfect place. With new adventures behind every corner, we are the ultimate indoor play
10
Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
We are a family-owned craft brewery brewing up small-batch beers that taste great paired with food or friends (or both!). Our Tasting Room is currently open for the holiday season daily from noon-7pm. For online orders, curbside pickup, and to-go beers, you can order in advance at http://bit.ly/orderhnd. If the standard pickup times don't work for you, please let us know via the contact # on the site. If you are coming to visit, feel free to request a tour. Cheers!
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The Farm at Lee Martinez Park
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Southridge Golf Club
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Arapahoe Bend Natural Area
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Emmaline Lake Trail
15
Mountain' SUP
Stand up paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing at beautiful Curt Gowdy State Park in southern Wyoming. It is only an hour and 15 minutes from Fort Collins and so nice it is will worth the drive. Lots of camping and mountain biking also.
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Pla Mor Ballroom
The Pla Mor Ballroom is one of the oldest remaining large ballrooms in the country. Built in 1929 with a huge hardwood floor which is great for ballroom dancers. Currently, the host location for all genre of dancing.
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Platte Valley Antique Mall
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Fort Collins to Lincoln
1
Start:ConTRAPtions Escape Rooms
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(83) review
ConTRAPtions Escape Rooms is Fort Collins' premier live escape experience. We pride ourselves on Immersive experiences featuring high tech and beautifully designed rooms. We use robotics and industrial automation to build exciting and challenging puzzles that are unlike any other escape room out there. Come find out how we're different!
2
Start:The Markey Escape Rooms
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(8) review
Work together with your team to escape in an hour or less! Explore, solve puzzles, and decipher clues to uncover each room's unique story! More than an escape, our experiences are a world tailer-made for you! With immersive design, lighting, and sound effects, you may even forget you're inside a room! Don't worry though - you're welcome to leave any time, just remember the clock is still ticking!
3
Start:St. Pete's Fly Shop
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(9) review
2008 E Harmony Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80528-3447
4
Start:Aggie Theatre
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.0
(8) review
204 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524-2811
5
Start:The Cupboard
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(87) review
152 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524-2809
6
Start:Old Town Spice Shop
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(8) review
130 S College Ave Suite a, Fort Collins, CO 80524-3267
7
Start:Somewhere Secret
Fort Collins, Colorado·
5.0
(77) review
Somewhere Secret is a real place filled with relics, puzzles, challenges, and magic. It is a live action puzzle game that anyone can play. Somewhere Secret, of course, contains a secret. A true treasure map that leads to something amazing hidden somewhere in Colorado. You will have one hour to explore the room and solve the puzzles that lead up to the treasure chest. If you unlock the map, the adventure continues as your team embarks on the scavenger hunt to find the treasure.
8
Start:City Park
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(71) review
1500 W Mulberry St, Fort Collins, CO 80524-3520
9
Start:Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.0
(9) review
Urban Air Adventure Park is much more than a trampoline park. If you're looking for the best year-round indoor attractions in the Fort Collins area, Urban Air is the perfect place. With new adventures behind every corner, we are the ultimate indoor play
10
Start:Horse & Dragon Brewing Company
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(74) review
We are a family-owned craft brewery brewing up small-batch beers that taste great paired with food or friends (or both!). Our Tasting Room is currently open for the holiday season daily from noon-7pm. For online orders, curbside pickup, and to-go beers, you can order in advance at http://bit.ly/orderhnd. If the standard pickup times don't work for you, please let us know via the contact # on the site. If you are coming to visit, feel free to request a tour. Cheers!
11
Start:The Farm at Lee Martinez Park
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(93) review
600 N Sherwood St, Fort Collins, CO 80521-2061
12
Start:Southridge Golf Club
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(8) review
5750 S Lemay Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80525-9404
13
Start:Arapahoe Bend Natural Area
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.0
(7) review
4109 East Horsetooth Road Between Horsetooth and Harmony, Fort Collins, CO 80528
14
Start:Emmaline Lake Trail
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(7) review
Off Colorado Highway 14 Upper Poudre Canyon, Fort Collins, CO
15
Start:Mountain' SUP
Fort Collins, Colorado·
4.5
(8) review
Stand up paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing at beautiful Curt Gowdy State Park in southern Wyoming. It is only an hour and 15 minutes from Fort Collins and so nice it is will worth the drive. Lots of camping and mountain biking also.
16
Start:Pla Mor Ballroom
Lincoln, Nebraska·
3.0
(7) review
The Pla Mor Ballroom is one of the oldest remaining large ballrooms in the country. Built in 1929 with a huge hardwood floor which is great for ballroom dancers. Currently, the host location for all genre of dancing.
17
Start:Platte Valley Antique Mall
Omaha, Nebraska·
4.5
(9) review
13017 238th St I-80 Exit 420, Omaha, NE 68366-2121
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What's the driving distance between Fort Collins and Lincoln?
The distance is 489 miles
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The driving time can vary depending on traffic conditions, but it is typically 8h 21m mins in normal traffic
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