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Visitor Guidance Visit Denver, The Convention & Visitors Bureau VISIT DENVER is your ultimate travel and tourism guide to all that Denver has to offer. With 300 days of sunshine every year, award-winning restaurants and dining, world-class museums and hotels, the best in live entertainment, and stunning Rocky Mountain views, Denver blends urban sophistication with outdoor adventure. www.denver.org Denver Dining & Nightlife When the sun comes up over the eastern plains, Denver comes to life with breakfast bistros, power lunch cafes, trendy diners and fusion eateries waiting to satisfy your hunger. After the sun goes down, the city continues to shine with a collection of restaurants that are garnering national recognition. And for those late night cravings, the nightlife in Denver has that certain vibe. Energetic. Lively. Welcoming. From upscale wine and martini bars, to hot salsa clubs, to neighborhood bars and rooftop patios, you instantly feel you belong as you mix. And remember, when you're out in the city, stop in at one of the city's conveniently located Visitor Information Centers for dining & nightlife guidance. www.denver.org/dining-nightlife Download Discover Denver Discount Coupons Amusement Parks Elitch Gardens Amusement Park Only downtown theme park in U.S. featuring "one of the world's top-rated wooden roller coasters" as well as a water park with wave pools, tube rides, and river rafting. www.elitchgardens.com Museums Denver Art Museum The new Hamilton Building is Denver's newest landmark. www.denverartmuseum.org Denver Museum of Nature and Science Fantastic fossils, stimulating space science activities, amazing gems and minerals, Egyptian mummies and much more. www.dmns.org "LoDo" Shopping 16th Street Mall Adjacent to the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel and running through the center of downtown Denver, this is a tree-lined, pedestrian promenade. Antique Row Antique Row Business District on South Broadway is minutes from downtown Denver offering over 100 dealers in unique art, antiques and collectibles. www.antique-row.com Tattered Cover Popular historic "LoDo" bookstore. Offers two stories of books with the added comfort of curling up byt the fire in comfortable antique furnishings, bathed in lamplight. Tours Anheuser-Busch Brewery tour with the breweries famous Clydesdale horses. www.budweisertours.com Celestial Seasonings Located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado enjoy our free tour of the world's most advanced tea production plant in addition to our extensive display of original artwork and enjoy free samples of all or our tea flavors. www.celestialseasonings.com/visit-us Coors Brewery Largest brewing site in the world with free tours and free samples (to those over 21 years of age). Just 20 minutes from downtown Denver, the Coors Brewery in Golden is the world's largest single brewery. www.coors.com/brews_tours.asp United States Mint The primary mission of the United States Mint is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation to conduct its trade and commerce. In recent history, circulating coin production has varied between 11 and 20 billion coins annually. Come visit on of the six United States mint facilities in Denver! www.usmint.gov/mint_tours Zoo/Aquarium Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center Over 1,200 butterflies, friendly tarantula's and other buggy critters www.butterflies.org Denver Downtown Aquarium Enjoy two journeys - from the Continental divide in Colorado to Mexico's Sea of Cortes or from an Indonesian rain forest to the Pacific Ocean. www.downtownaquariumdenver.com Denver Zoo 75 acres in City Park is home to over 4,000 animals including rare amur leopards, okapi, black rhinoceros, Komodo dragons and more. www.denverzoo.org Sports Entertainment Colorado Rockies at Coors Field Come see the action major league baseball at Coors Field at Mile High Stadium. Home of the Colorado Rockies - National League's 2007 Champions! rockies.mlb.com |
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