Denver’s skyline
When it comes to the arts, Denver
shines. T_h e Denver Art Museum features
the world’s premier collection of Native
American art. T_h e Denver Performing
Arts Complex – the second largest in the
country – off ers 10 performance venues
seating 10,000 people for symphony,
opera, ballet and Tony Award-winning
theatre. T_h e new Ellie Caulkins Opera
Gateway to the Rocky Mountains, the Mile High City
House is recognised as one of the fi nest
acoustic venues in the world.
is also a holiday spot in itself
Downtown’s Easy Accessibility
W
ith an average 300 days of and in museums, such as the Colorado Denver has an extremely walkable
sunshine a year, a stunning History Museum, which vividly describes downtown centred on the 16th Street
Rocky Mountain backdrop, the stories of entrepreneurs, heroes and Mall – a pedestrian promenade lined
and thriving arts and gastronomic heroines of the past. T_h e Black American with restaurants, entertainment centres
scenes, Denver beckons visitors West Museum tells of the African- and shops. From there, visitors can
with so much to see and do. Denver American cowboys who made up a ride free shuttles and a new light rail
International Airport welcomes direct third of the riders on the cattle drives. system to a series of nearby attractions,
fl ights from several foreign cities, so
the capital is a magnifi cent gateway to
Downtown’s 16th Street Mall
exploring the state’s famous peaks. But
the city itself is packed with plenty of
attractions – whether your interests lie
in museums and music, shopping and
spas, or outdoor activity.
Denver’s History, Art & Culture
Founded in 1858 as a gold mining
camp, Denver is 5,280 feet above sea
level – exactly one mile high, which
inspires the nickname ‘the Mile High
City’. Denver’s Western history has
been preserved in local architecture
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