The human history of Colorado dates back 13,000 years. So before you delve into the realm of trappers, traders, farmers, ranchers and gold seekers take a peek at what happened before the first white people lived year round in this Rocky Mountain state. Follow the ancestors of the Native Americans from Paleo-Indians to Archaic people and later Ancestral Puebloans or Anasazi. Discover how they lived and, in the case of the Anasazi, why they moved on. Trace the history of the Apache as they made their way through Colorado. Read up on the Arapaho and Cheyenne two nations that migrated to Colorado from the east and were relocated out, together with the Kiowa and Comanche, after the Colorado War in 1865. Learn about the Ute Indians, the only tribe that today calls Colorado home. And if you have time research states geological formations. Dinosaur bones aren't the only fossils found in Colorado rock.

Online maps are a great travel planning resource and a great way to get the kids involved in a family vacation. Use online maps of Colorado to pinpoint your family travel destination, identify points of interest and plan your itinerary. Get state, county and highway maps. Find city street maps. Map national parks, monuments and rivers.

Books are a great way to introduce younger children to a new adventure and get teens and tweens ready for a family trip. Get recommended reading lists for adults and kids and learn more about the U.S. state of Colorado through guidebooks, novels and historical fiction. Discover age-appropriate Native American children's literature. Find books about dinosaurs will help kids get ready for a dinosaur dig whether they are budding paleontologists or simply interested in learning more about the beasts that roamed the western United States. Or simply learn more about your family travel destination through guidebooks, novels and historical fiction before you depart on an adventure vacation or cultural holiday with kids.

Music is a great way to introduce children to a local culture and embark on a journey through sound. Listen to Native American music, from hip-hop to pow wow, and tune in to storytelling online. Find cowboy song and listen to the tunes. Discover the sound of the Parasaurolophus and find out how scientists created the voice from a fossil. And gain insight to the U.S. state of Colorado in a different way.

Read Colorado newspapers online and brush up on Colorado current events from around the state. Get Colorado news and discover what the locals are reading. Find out what's happening from Fort Collins to Cortez and what the state's Hispanic and Native American communities are saying.