path built with granite blocks and lined art galleries; and more than 90 restaurants, Copies of the trails can be obtained from
with trees, flowers, plazas, and fountains. brewpubs, jazz clubs, wine bars, and out- the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors
Shops and outdoor cafés are abundant, door cafés. Bureau Information Center in the Tabor
as well as towering skyscrapers that make South Platte Valley is the recreational Center, located on 16th Street Mall.
up the city financial center, known as the area of the city, where one will find a 12- Two good web sites to check out are
“Wall Street of the West.” mile stretch of river along the South Platte
www.denver.org/VisitingDenver.aspx and
Perhaps the most exciting district River that offers a short run for rafting and
www.denvergov.org/AboutDenver/today_
in downtown is the Civic Center Park kayaking near the REI flagship store— walking_civiccenter.asp.
area. Here, you will find the Colorado Mecca for the outdoor enthusiast. For the
State Capitol sitting atop a hill overlook- sports enthusiast, you will find the home of
Museums
ing a formal flower garden. The capitol three of Denver’s four major sport teams: To learn more about the history of Denver
building stands at exactly one mile above INVESCO Field at Mile High is the home and the settlement of western states,
sea level, and a plaque on the 15th step to the Denver Broncos and houses the the Colorado History Museum
marks the spot that is exactly 5,280 feet Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Museum, and Black American West
high. This impressive building, modeled and the Pepsi Center is home to both Museum are must-sees.
after the U.S. capitol, is topped with 200 the NBA Denver Nuggets and the NHL
ounces of pure gold. Free tours are avail- Colorado Avalanche. South Platte is also
able on weekdays, and the view from the the home to the Downtown Aquarium, the
dome on a clear day spans more than Children’s Museum, and Elitch Gardens
150 miles, making it time well spent. Amusement Park.
Also found in this district are the Denver For more information about unguided
Public Library, the U.S. Mint, Denver walking tours, check out the Mile High
Art Museum, Colorado History Museum, Trail, a series of six walking tours
and the Denver Center for Performing through the downtown area.
Arts Complex.
The last two districts, LoDo and South
Platte Valley, are where people in Denver
often go to play. In LoDo, you will find
Coors Field (home to the Colorado
Rockies); Larimer Square and its 30-some
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