Tours

Banjo Billy's Bus Tours. The company offers tours around Boulder aboard a bus that has been retrofitted to look like a shack. The tour's lighthearted, quirky commentary focuses on ghosts, history, beer, and crime stories. Your seat may be a saddle, couch, or bench upholstered with funky, mismatched fabrics. Boulder, Colorado. 720/938–8885; www.banjobilly.com. From $24.

Historic Boulder. This nonprofit organization works to preserve historic places in Boulder and offers heritage education including walking tours, house tours, architecture tours, lectures, outreach, and special events. Call or stop by the Pearl Street office or pick up a Boulder Historic Neighborhoods map in the kiosk just east of 13th Street on the Pearl Street Mall. 1200 Pearl St., Suite 70, Boulder, Colorado, 80302. 303/444–5192; www.historicboulder.org. Free and up.