There is plenty of hiking and mountain biking just beyond downtown, stand up paddle boarding and kayaking on the reservoir, nearby guided white water rafting trips, horseback riding and world class fly fishing, all of which can be done by outfitters who will pick you up at your hotel.

FORBES: Great Urban Weekend Escapes: Ft. Collins, CO

Building-tenders were mostly older white inmates, who were set up like prefects at a British boarding school to enforce order among other inmates.

ECONOMIST: Organised crime