earl Street Mall is only four blocks long, but each one of those blocks packs a wallop of shopping, dining and entertainment – and many shopping and dining opportunities extend west and east of the walking Mall. Grab a great read at the Boulder Book Store. Pick up a present at Paper Doll.

Pearl Street Mall
www.boulderdowntown.com
Downtown Boulder (from 700 to 2200 Pearl St., between Spruce and Arapahoe)
303.449.3774

Terri Takata-Smith, director of marketing for Downtown Boulder, can cite endless possibilities for entertaining kids on the Pearl Street Mall. And she’s talking just about the free stuff. “No cost, and hours of enjoyment,” she says. During hot summer days, the [...]