Westminster, Colorado is located along Little Dry Creek and was first established in 1870. The city is northwest of Denver and considered a suburb of that metropolitan area. The city incorporated in 1911 renaming itself after the Westminster University. Today the city is working hard to maintain its open space, its history and the great community life that makes it one of the top cities to live in the United States.
The Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center offers a wonderful indoor tropical rainforest will over 1,000 butterflies filling the air. The Bowles House Museum is a converted farmhouse from the 1870's and it houses the Westminster Historical Society. The city also offers over 2,700 acres of open space for your outdoor recreation.
The climate in Westminster is marked by four distance seasons. Summers are warm with high temperatures reaching 80F. Summer is also the wettest time of the year, although even then it only averages about 2 inches of rain accumulation per month. Winters are very cold with the low temperatures falling down near zero.
Cheap flights to Westminster come in through Denver International Airport (DEN) which services the area. Flying in from New York you can find cheap airline tickets for well under $200 US most any time during the year. Flying in from Los Angeles will cost a bit more but cheap airline tickets can still be found for around $250 US.
There are a wide range of accommodations that offer full amenities or plain rooms and every thing in between. Cheap hotels in Westminster can be found with rates as low as $70 US.