A trumpet player serenades passers by on the 16th Street Mall


The Denver Art Museum’s Hamilton Building


Museum, the grounds around


its majestic, gold-domed State Capitol and in the Western-wear shops in and around Larimer Square, the heart of the former Gold Rush boomtown. Baseball, basketball,


American football and soccer fans are well-served by the city’s downtown stadiums


and its sports ground. Its 200 parks – the largest park system in the USA – off er paved hiking and biking paths and there are 90 metro-area golf courses, a river that boaters can kayak or canoe down and a new B-cycle bike-sharing programme. To learn more, visit Denver.bcycle.com Denver has a wealth


of lively neighbourhoods fi lled with outdoor cafés, brew pubs, one-of-a-kind boutiques and art galleries. Stroll the hip, historic district


200 restored Victorian homes plus rides on a vintage train, and Golden (www.goldencochamber. org), the fi rst capital of the former Colorado Territory, is fi lled with such attractions as the Colorado Railroad Museum, Coors Brewery (offering free tours), and – on the top of nearby Lookout Mountain – the Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave. (www.buffalobill.org)


of Lower Downtown (LoDo); window shop in Highlands, known for its handsome Victorian-era houses; catch live music on trendy Colfax;


or gallery hop in the Arts District on Santa Fe. If you’re travelling with


children there’s plenty to keep them occupied


in the downtown Elitch Gardens amusement park,


the Aquarium, Children’s Museum, Denver Zoo and Denver Museum of Nature


and Science. Denver is also a Mecca


for shoppers. A free trolley bus carries residents and visitors along downtown’s mile-long, pedestrianized, shop- and restaurant- lined 16th Street Mall, and


the elegant Cherry Creek Shopping District, just three miles from the city centre, encompasses hundreds of premier stores, boutiques,


A Buffalo Bill lookalike


galleries and restaurants. When it’s time to relax


after all of your shopping, sightseeing and outdoor fun, consider a pampering treatment at one of Denver’s hotels, such as the majestic Brown Palace,


or at a day spa. You’ll feel recharged, refreshed and ready to enjoy even more attractions and activities in Denver – or wherever your Colorado travels might


take you! Learn more on www.visitdenver.com


Macy’s •


Neiman Marcus •


Apple Abercrombie & Fitch Burberry Coach Façonnable


Nordstrom


Lacoste Levi’s Louis Vuitton Ralph Lauren Tiffany & Co.


Denver’s premier shopping center is just minutes from downtown with more than 160 fi ne specialty shops and restaurants, including 40 stores that are exclusive to the region. Tourists receive special discounts to over 60 participating stores through our Passport to Shopping.


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