Top 5 Instagramable Places in Downtown
October 9, 2024 / Tag: Blog
Our historic Downtown Fort Collins is filled with beautiful sights, sounds, eats, and drinks. But how do you capture the perfect photo of your time in downtown? We've got our top five favorite photo-worthy places in Downtown Fort Collins, from the classics to some new favorites. Make sure to stop at each of these stunning locations to grab a photo!
Fort Collins Gateway Mural by Fort Collins Mural Project at Pine St. & Jefferson St. on the side on Millennium Gallery of Living Art
This new addition to the mural scene in Fort Collins is an almost 3,000 square foot postcard-style mural on the side of Millennium Tattoo, in Downtown Fort Collins. Each featured artist painted a single letter including the comma in “FORT COLLINS,” with each letter containing a different theme representing a part of the Fort Collins community.
Artists with Letters and Themes:
F - Dominique Montaño | Local Indigenous History
O - Willow Sedam | Poudre River
R - Ren Burke | Local Wildlife
T - Ryan Sauter | Bike Culture
C - Tim, Heide, & Ryan of Millennium | Live Music
O - Natalie Freeman | Human History of Agriculture
L - Imani Samuel | BIPOC Heritage
L - Miles Buchan | Water Sports
I - Cindy Burkhart | Mountain Activities
N - Chelsea Ermer | Brewing Culture
S - Mike McPuff | The Arts
, - Asiye Uçtuk | Colorado State University
Historic Linden Hotel at Walnut St. & Linden St.
This historic building has been part of the landscape in Downtown Fort Collins since 1882 when Abner Loomis and Charles Andrews built this structure and named it the Loomis and Andrews Building. In the beginning, the building housed the Poudre Valley Bank, until it became the Linden Hotel in 1910.1 It now houses Nature's Own on the main floor. This, among other buildings, served as inspiration for Main Street Disneyland.
The Fountain in Old Town Square
The iconic fountain was initially installed in 1984 as part of the original construction of Old Town Square. The bronze Canada Geese sit atop Colorado Rose Red Granite from a local quarry just outside of Estes Park. The geese were created by sculptor Sandy Scott. During the renovation of Old Town Square in 2015, the fountain received a bit of a facelift with a cleaning and a re-patina treatment of the bronze geese, and the addition of the stone wall and seating around the fountain.
Silo Mural at Mountain Ave. between Visit Fort Collins Welcome Center and CooperSmith's
The Silo Art Project featured artist Chris Bates. The project took six weeks to complete and the art showcases many of Fort Collins favorite things such as the Cache la Poudre River, Lee Martinez Farm and our Historic Downtown. The silo is now a gateway mural into Old Town Square and a favorite place to snap a photo.