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In typical college-town fashion, Boulder is filled with hip, easy-going, artsy crowds that spend a lot of time on Pearl Street pedestrian mall – Boulder’s little mecca of chic boutiques, unique art galleries, and great restaurants. The charismatic, four-block, tree-lined area is home to trendy chains such as Urban Outfitters, Banana Republic, and Borders Books, as well as the high-end beauty product shop L’Occitane. You’ll also find local hipsters shopping at countless independently owned clothing boutiques, music stores, wine shops, and, of course, several sporting goods retailers – this is Boulder after all, a sports-enthusiast’s paradise. But Pearl Street is more about sitting back and enjoying the sights than working up a sweat: Nine-to-fivers enjoy lunch on a shady bench, not-so-desperate housewives shop with cute kids in pigtails, and CU students skip class to grab some coffee and take in a street performer. Colorful and eclectic Pearl Street is a little piece of urban heaven in a town that symbolizes the great outdoors.

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