Welcome to The Mile High City, where 300 days of sunshine, a thriving cultural scene, diverse neighborhoods and natural beauty combine for the world's most spectacular playground. Here are some must-see attractions and tips to plan your trip to Denver. Airport Rail Service Getting to and from…
Cowboys and American Indians abound in downtown’s American Museum of Western Art – The Anschutz Collection (AMWA), where more than 300 paintings depicting Western life from the 1820s to today are on display. That two-century span translates to a wide…
If you haven’t heard, Denver Zoo just opened a new grizzly bear exhibit called Harmony Hill, home to their two rescued residents, Tundra and Kootenai. Both bears arrived at the Zoo in 2002 following unfortunate circumstances that required their…
She carried you for nine months, raised you and continues to put up with you. Any day can serve as Mother’s Day, so show her your appreciation by using this list to plan a selection of fun mother-daughter or mother-son outings and things to do in…
Phil Simonson launched his notably experimental chocolate-making business in 2010. He toiled at commercial kitchens and farmers markets for six years before opening a storefront on East Colfax Avenue. Originally a chocolate shop, The Chocolate Lab is now also a 24-seat restaurant and cocktail bar…
The polished and trendy Lower Downtown neighborhood you see in Denver today is almost unrecognizable from how it looked in the 1980s when LoDo was mainly a boarded-up hideout for the down and out. Today, it’s a thriving, always-lively neighborhood…
There’s no shortage of green space in Denver, and each of its more than 270 public parks has its own appeal. Sloan’s Lake Park, on the city’s western border, is The Mile High City’s second-largest park and claims the capital’s largest body of water…
Opening Day in early April is an annual rite of spring in Denver, as throngs of baseball fans flock downtown to mark the end of another winter in The Mile High City. The Big Show The Colorado Rockies play their home games from spring to fall at Coors Field in Denver's Lower Downtown (LoDo)…
Don’t get too engrossed in your smartphone or a good book while riding Denver’s RTD light rail and commuter lines. Instead, raise your gaze, look out the windows and savor splashes of color and amazing local artistic talent along the way. It’s like…
Like Lady Gaga on her fourth costume change of the night, Denver’s stadiums are masters at the art of high-pressure, behind-the-scenes transformations. And much of it happens without the public ever noticing. Ball Arena regularly goes from ice rink…
