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Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park: By the numbers
Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park are popular tourist destinations in Colorado. Here are a few numbers to know.
Holly Engelman, Wochit
An Estes Park candy shop has been named the sweetest candy shop in the country.
The Taffy Shop, located on Elkhorn Avenue in downtown Estes Park, was named the best candy store by readers in USA TODAY’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards 2024.
The Taffy Shop has been making saltwater taffy in-house since 1935, “using the same, melt in your mouth recipe,” according to its website. The historic shop has tried-and-true flavors such as lemon, vanilla and peppermint, but also daily flavors including blueberry, chocolate cherry and orange creamsicle.
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USA TODAY 10Best award winners are selected by a panel of industry experts who nominate their favorite shops and attractions across a variety of categories, which are then vetted by USA TODAY editors and then presented to the public for a final vote.
Other categories include best chocolate shop, best cookie shop, best donut shop, best ice cream shop and best pie shop.
No other local Colorado dessert or treat shops were selected, but Colorado is home to several of the best-ranked dessert or treat chain restaurants. Here’s the list of the top chain dessert spots, including if and where they’re located nearby:
- Crumbl Cookies (located in Fort Collins on South College Avenue)
- Baskin-Robins (locations in Loveland and Windsor)
- Marble Slab Bakery
- Insomnia Cookies (located in Fort Collins on South College Avenue)
- Baked by Melissa
- Cold Stone Creamery (multiple locations in Fort Collins, Loveland and Windsor)
- Tim Hortons
- Nothing Bundt Cakes (located in Fort Collins on South College Avenue)
- Culver’s (multiple locations in Fort Collins, Loveland and Johnstown)
- Krispy Kreme (closest location is in Thornton but one is coming to Fort Collins)
Marble Slab Bakery, Baked by Melissa and Tim Hortons don’t have Colorado locations.
Read more about the country’s best sweet treats at USA TODAY.
