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AMUSEMENT PARKS
Six Flags Elitch Gardens
2000 Elitch Circle
Denver, CO 80204
303-595-4386
www.elitchgardens.com
Open April-October, call or visit web site for exact operating dates and
times.
Six Flags Elitch Gardens is two parks in one -- a family theme park and Island
Kingdom Water Park located near downtown Denver in the Plate River Valley.
Heritage Square
18301 W. Colfax
Golden CO 80401
(303) 279-7800
Open year-round Heritage Square is a re-constructed Colorado mining town from
the 1870s with an old fort, elaborate Victorian buildings and storefronts,
shops, restaurants and a cabaret theatre. Amusement park rides, a water slide,
bungee tower, go-karts, miniature golf, miniature railroad, alpine slide and
bicycle rentals are some of the other attractions.
The Heritage Square Music Hall is a unique dinner theatre featuring a buffet
dinner followed by comedy plays and musical comedy revues.
Lakeside Amusement Park
I-70 and Sheridan Blvd.
Denver CO 80212
(303) 477-1621
Open weekends starting in May, then daily from June through the summer
An amusement park that is fun for the entire family, including 15 kiddie rides,
classic Cyclone wooden roller coaster, scenic miniature train, 40 rides, plus
arcade games and refreshments.
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Riverside Miniature Golf & Go-Kart
2201 W. Oxford
Englewood CO 80110
(303) 762-9873
Open Daily, weather permitting, call for hours
45 holes of challenging miniature golf; 18 holes are wheelchair-accessible.
Denver's largest Go-Kart speedway, where you do the driving!
Water World
1800 W 89th Avenue
Denver CO 80221
(303) 427-SURF
www.waterworldcolorado.com
Open Memorial Day - Labor Day 10am - 6pm
Thrill rides include Voyage to the Center of the Earth and Lost River of the
Pharaohs. Slides, two wave pools, a river float ride, a fun house and Calypso
Cove are other highlights.
AQUARIUM
Colorado's Ocean Journey Aquarium
700 Water Street
Denver CO 80211
(303) 561-4450
www.oceanjourney.org
Summer Hours: June - August 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Normal Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Visitors enter the aquarium and have two distinct river journeys to follow. Both
rivers start at 12,000 feet above sea level and flow to the Pacific Ocean, yet
they are on opposite sides of the globe and represent completely different
ecosystems.
The Colorado River journey follows mountain waterfalls and trout streams down to
the arid Southwest red rock canyons and ultimately to the Sea of Cortez. Along
the way there are flash floods, green moray eels and exquisite schooling fish.
The Kampar River journey begins in the mountains of Sumatra in a tropical rain
forest and flows to a coral reef in Indonesia.
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GARDENS
Denver Botanic Gardens
909 York Street
Denver, CO
(303) 331-4000
www.botanicgardens.org
May - September: 9am-5pm Wednesday through Friday and 9am-8 pm Saturday
through Tuesday
October - April: 9am-5pm daily
Denver Botanic Gardens is home to more than 15,000 species of plants, several
world-renowned gardens, such as the Rock Alpine Garden, as well as nationally
recognized plant collections, such as the water lily collection. Tropical
Botanica, housed in the Boettcher Memorial Conservatory, is one of the 10 major
conservatories in the country and the only major tropical plant conservatory in
the Rocky Mountain Region. Visitors can be transported to Japan while they rest
in the cool, green shade of the Japanese Garden, escape to the tropics in the
warm and misty Tropical Botanica exhibit, experience sheer beauty in the Monet
Garden and see a culinary delight while strolling through the French Kitchen
Garden.
Hudson Gardens
6115 S. Santa Fe Drive
Littleton CO 80120
(303) 738-8406
www.hudsongardens.org
10am-5pm daily April-October; hours vary rest of the year.
Just 20 minutes south of Denver, these 16 gardens on 30 acres offer beauty and
tranquility along the banks of the South Platte River. The themed gardens have
beautiful mountain views and are complemented by pools, pavilions, bridges,
sculptures and fountains. There are walks and bike rides available from here
along the South Platte River bike path. Butterflies, birds and a family of red
foxes are found in the gardens.
LOCAL SITES OF INTEREST
Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour
2351 Busch Dr.
Fort Collins CO 80524
(970) 490-4691
www.budweisertours.com
October - May: Thursday - Monday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
June - August: Daily 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
September: Daily 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Visit the Rocky Mountain home of the world's largest brewer and the famous
Budweiser Clydesdales.
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Celestial Seasonings
4600 Sleepy time Drive
Boulder CO 80301
(303) 581-1202
www.celestialseasonings.com
Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Celestial Seasonings is the largest herbal tea manufacturing plant in the United
States, and the free tour offers an exciting behind-the-scenes look at how tea
is made
Colorado State Capitol
200 E. Colfax Ave. (Broadway at Colfax)
Denver, CO
(303) 866-2604
Monday - Friday; June - September 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
October - May 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Built in 1908, Colorado's State Capitol Building is best known for its brilliant
dome, which is covered with 200 ounces of 24K gold leaf. However, the really
priceless material is the Colorado onyx that was used inside as wainscoting. The
entire world's supply of this unusual rose-colored stone was used in the
building and no more of it has ever been found. Free tours of the Capitol offer
a visit to the Senate and House of Representative chambers. Another highpoint of
the tour is the step on the west staircase that is exactly "one mile above sea
level." The marker was carved into the steps in 1947, but in 1967 some students
discovered that the measurement was wrong and a geodetic survey marker was
placed in the correct spot, three steps above the original marker.
Coors Brewery
13th & Ford Street
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 277-BEER
www.coors.com
Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
The Coors Brewing Company was started in 1873 by then 26-year old Adolph Coors.
Today, it is the nation's third largest manufacturer of beer and the Golden
brewery is the largest single brewing site in the world. The 90-minute free tour
of Coors, walks visitors through the entire brewing process, from germinating
barley to bottling. Parking lots are in Golden with complimentary shuttle
service to the brewery.
For large groups, foreign language tours or special accommodations, call (303)
277-2552. For TTY, dial (303) 277-6363 Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm.
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Denver Public Library
10 W. 14th Ave. Parkway (at Broadway)
Denver CO 80204
(720) 865-1111 Please call to check hours
www.denver.lib.co.us
The $64 million Denver Public Library opened in 1995. With 47 miles of
bookshelves and 5 million items in its collection, it is one of the largest
libraries in the U.S. The spectacular building was designed by Michael Graves.
Highpoints to visit include the Gates Western History Room with its two-story
high oak sculpture created by Michael Graves and the largest Western history
collection of any library in the world.
The Western Art Gallery houses seldom-seen masterpieces by Frederic Remington,
Charles Russell, Thomas Moran, John Audubon and Albert Bierstadt.
There is a Library Store with many book-related gifts. Denver has the highest
number of library cardholders per capita of any city in the nation.
Dinosaur Ridge
16831 W. Alameda Parkway
Morrison CO 80120
(303) 697-3466
www.dinoridge.org
9 am - 5 pm Monday-Saturday; noon to 5 pm Sunday
Located in the "Hog Back" rock formations 4 miles north of Willow Ridge Manor
Dinosaur Ridge is the site where the world's first large dinosaur bones were
discovered. The Visitors Center has interpretive displays that tell the story of
how in 1877 a schoolteacher was poking around on the ridge when he discovered
the fossil of an enormous bone. Within weeks, the area became known as the
Morrison Dinosaur Quarry. The world's first Stegosaurus was found here, along
with bones from the Allosaurus and Brontosaurus among others. The discovery set
off the "Great Dinosaur Rush" and dozens of scientists from the East came to
Denver in search of additional fossil sites.
Today, the area has been designated a National Natural Landmark and preserves
over 300 dinosaur footprints. Seventeen interpretive signs along a mile-long
path describe and show how dinosaur bones look to scientists when they are still
encased in rock.
Guided tours may be scheduled by calling the information center.
Eldorado Springs Resort
294 Artesian Drive
Eldorado Springs, CO 80025 (Visit the website for Directions)
303.499.9640
www.eldoradosprings.com
Open from Memorial Day to Labor Day 7 days a week between 10:00 am and 6:00
pm
Eldorado Springs Resort, located north east of Denver in the Rocky Mountain
Foothills at the mouth of the Eldorado Canyon, where you can swim in the fresh,
clear, spring water. This historic swimming pool is fed from the artesian spring
and has been a popular resort since it’s opening in 1905.
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Mother Cabrini Shrine
20189 Cabrini Blvd.
Golden CO 80401
(303) 526-0758
www.den-cabrini-shrine.org
7am - 5pm (winter) – Daily
7am - 7:30 pm (summer) – Daily
Established by Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, the shrine is a 22-foot statue of
Christ on a beautiful hill overlooking Denver. Daily mass offered at 7:30 a.m.;
Sun., 7:30 and 11 a.m. Take I-70 west to the Morrison Exit 259, I-70 east to
Exit 256. Follow signs to shrine.
Tiny Town and Railroad
6249 S. Turkey Creek Road
Tiny Town CO 80465
(303) 697-6829
www.tinytownrailroad.com
10am - 5pm, Memorial Day through Labor Day (Sept. - Oct. open on weekends)
Nestled in the scenic Turkey Creak Canyon just 50 minutes west of Willow Ridge
Manor, Tiny Town is a unique 1/6-scale village with its own authentic steam
locomotive. Tiny Town was originally opened to the public in 1920 and is the
oldest miniature village and railroad in the U.S. There are more than 100
handcrafted buildings, including the Tiny Town Tribune newspaper and Diesel
Engine Round House. The steam-powered locomotive takes children around the tiny
village, making stops along the way.
Families can also enjoy picnics, snacks and a gift shop in this quaint mountain
town.
Red Rocks Amphitheater and Visitors Center
1.5 miles north of Willow Ridge Manor in Morrison CO
www.redrocksonline.com
This 9,000-seat, acoustically perfect amphitheater was created in 1936 by
carving out the seats between two gigantic red rock boulders. The huge rocks
flank the theatre, rising 500 feet on either side while ahead all the lights of
Denver can be seen spreading out across the plains. Each summer, a concert
series has about two dozen concerts with top rock, country and pop stars. A
special sunrise service is held each Easter Sunday. The park surrounding the
theatre is open year-round and is free, except when there is a scheduled
performance. A well-marked nature trail winds through the rocks, explaining
their geologic history. The rocks were created 70 million years ago when the
region was covered by a vast inland sea. Deposits of sand settled in layers on
the sea floor. As the water receded, the sediment hardened into sandstone. Iron
oxide deposits are responsible for the many shades of red. The same great
upheavals of the earth's crust that formed the Rocky Mountains also pushed up
this red sandstone and erosion created the many unusual formations and shapes
seen today. The Visitor Center at Red Rocks provides guests with great food at
the Ship rock Grille, interactive educational displays featuring the geologic
and music history of Red Rocks, an amazing performers' Hall of Fame display and
much more.
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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
US Fish & Wildlife Service, Bldg. 111,
Commerce City CO 80222
(303) 289-0232
www.pmrma.army.mil
Hours and times vary. Call for information
In the grasslands, lakes, streams and woodlands surrounding this former weapons
and chemicals plant, there are over 330 species of mammals, birds, fish,
reptiles and amphibians. The 27 square miles of land at the Rocky Mountain
Arsenal have been turned into a National Wildlife Area where it is possible for
visitors to see herds of mule deer, bald eagles, great horned owls, blue herons
and many other birds and wildlife. The Arsenal site was once native prairie,
home to Plains Indians. In 1942, the U.S. Army acquired the land to make weapons
for World War II. Chemical and incendiary weapons were made here until the
1960s. The chemical weapons were never used and were disposed of using widely
accepted practices of the time, however contamination of some lands occurred. A
large buffer zone was established around the contaminated lands and today a
massive environmental cleanup is underway to protect people, wildlife and the
environment. In 1992, Congress set the Arsenal aside as a national wildlife
refuge, although the official designation will not come until the cleanup is
complete. Tours provide an overview of the Arsenal history, wildlife and
environment cleanup efforts. Reservations are required. A bald eagle viewing
station is open from mid-December through mid-March.
U.S. Mint
Since September 11, tours of the U.S. Mint are limited to groups of ten or
less. The tours must be arranged a minimum of three weeks in advance through
your Congressional representative.
For information on how to contact your Representative, visit
http://usmint.gov/xlink/xlink.cfm?xlink=www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.htm
For information on how to contact your Senator, visit
http://usmint.gov/xlink/xlink.cfm?xlink=www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm
The Mint Visitor Information and Sales Center is on Cherokee Street, directly
adjacent to the Tour Entrance. The Center is open Monday through Friday, from
8:00am. until 3:30 p.m. See the video-tour playing on four television screens.
The gift shop also offers exciting souvenirs and coin and money-related gifts
for the entire family, from traditional Mint numismatic coin collectibles to
clothing, toys, games, and accessories (303) 572-9500.
For more information on the U.S. Mint, visit
www.usmint.gov.
MUSEUMS
Art Museums
Denver Art Museum
13th and Acoma
Denver, CO
(720) 865-5000
www.denverartmuseum.org
10am-5pm Tuesday through Saturday; 10am-9pm Wednesday; noon-5pm Sunday
Founded in 1893, the Denver Art Museum has over 40,000 works of art, the largest
and most comprehensive collection of world art between Kansas City and the West
Coast. The Denver Art Museum is currently undergoing a $68 million expansion.
The new building will open in 2006 and was designed by architect Daniel
Libeskind, winner of the World Trade Center redesign project. The Denver Art
Museum will be his first building in North America.
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Leanin' Tree Museum of Western Art
6055 Longbow Dr.,
Boulder CO 80301
(303) 530-1442 (800-777-8716)
www.leanintreemuseum.com
8 am-4:30 pm Monday-Friday; 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday
This small gem of a museum has been in operation since 1974 and houses the
nation's largest private collection of contemporary western art on public view.
Museum of Contemporary Art
1275 19th St.
Denver, CO 80202
Mon CLOSED, Tue - Sat 11 AM - 5:30 PM, Sun NOON - 5:30 PM
The Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver (MCA) is an innovative forum for
contemporary art that inspires and challenges all audiences creating
understanding and dialogue about art of our time.
Museum of Outdoor Art
1000 Englewood Parkway, Suite 2-230
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 806-0444 (Call for hours and more information.)
A 60-plus piece sculpture garden in four locations: City Center Englewood,
Greenwood Plaza, Hudson Gardens and Lowry. Self-guided tours may be taken daily
during daylight hours. Call for more information, free maps of the collection or
visit the indoor gallery.
Trianon Museum and Art Gallery
335 14th Street
Denver CO 80202
(303) 623-0739
10am - 4pm Monday - Saturday
Beautiful collection of 18th-century European masterpieces: paintings,
furniture, crystal, silver, porcelain, bronzes, clocks and Oriental art
treasures. Hourly tours-25 people, maximum.
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Vance Kirkland Museum
1311 Pearl St.
Denver, CO 80203
303-832-8576
www.vancekirkland.org
Hours: Weds.-Fri. 1-5 p.m. Tours offered every Thurs. at 1:30 p.m.
This unique museum features a retrospective of Colorado's distinguished
painter, Vance Kirkland (1904-1981), the museum is housed in Denver's oldest
commercial art building. A major 20th century decorative arts collection is also
on view.
Wildlife Experience Museum
8390 E. Crescent Pkwy.
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303-796-3559
Opened in August 2002, this exciting new museum concept houses a world-class
collection of wildlife art and is a center for education, community, social, and
business events. The Wildlife Experience features interactive galleries, a Great
Hall that can accommodate 600 for dinner, outdoor plaza, and IWERKS Extreme
Screen Theater.
Aviation Museum
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
711 E. Academy Blvd., (Hanger No. 1, Bldg. 401 of Old Lowery Air Force Base)
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 360-5360
www.wingsmuseum.org
10 am - 5 pm Monday - Saturday; Noon - 5 pm Sunday
Housed in a former Air Force hangar, the museum has a collection of 30 historic
air and space vehicles, including a B-1 Stealth Bomber, model planes, uniforms
and other aircraft exhibits.
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Children's Museum
Children's Museum of Denver
I-25 at 23rd Ave. (Exit 211 from Interstate 25)
Denver, CO
(303) 433-7444
www.cmdenver.org
Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 4 pm; Sat. - Sun. 10 am - 5 pm
The 9,000 square foot playground includes: Alphabet Soup, a play area with large
colorful letters, shapes and numbers that can be attached to an 28-foot long
activity wall; Maze-eum at the Museum, a life-size 900 square foot maze with
twists, turns and adventures; Wild Oats Community Market, a child-size
supermarket filled with role-playing activities; Inventions, an assembly line to
construct a toy car from beginning to end; Science Lab, filled with experiments
in electricity, air, water pressure and motion; and Children's Theatre with
drama, music, dance and more.
History Museums
Astor House Museum
822 12th Street
Golden CO 80401
(303) 278-3557
www.astorhousemuseum.org
10am - 4:30pm Tuesday - Saturday
Located in historic downtown Golden, this late Victorian western hotel/boarding
house was constructed in 1867 to house legislators at the time when Golden was
the territorial capital. Admission charged.
Black American West Museum & Heritage Center
3901 California
Denver, CO
(303) 292-2566
www.blackamericanwest.org
10 am - 2 pm Wednesday - Friday; Noon-5 pm Saturday-Sunday
A third of the working cowboys in the Old West were African Americans, many of
them freed slaves who migrated west after the Civil War. Their forgotten story
comes to life at the Black American West Museum.
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Buffalo Bill's Grave & Museum
Top of Lookout Mountain, Exit 256 from I-70
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 526-0747
www.buffalobill.org
May - October: 9 am - 5 pm Daily; November - April: Closed Mondays
Located on top of Lookout Mountain with spectacular views of both the snowcapped
Rocky Mountains and the high plains of Denver, this is the final resting spot of
the famous showman and frontier scout, Buffalo Bill Cody.
Byers-Evans House Museum
1310 Bannock Street
Denver CO 80204
(303) 620-4933
www.Byers_Evans.org
11am - 3pm Tuesday – Sunday
Enjoy a distinctive house/museum. Enter one of Denver's great historic homes,
built in 1883 by Rocky Mountain News publisher William Byers and sold in 1889 to
the family of William Gary Evans, an officer of the Denver Tramway Company.
Guided tours take visitors through the elegant residence, richly filled with
original Evans family furnishings.
Colorado History Museum
13th and Broadway
Denver CO 80203
(303) 866-3682
www.Colorado_History_Museum.org
10 am - 4:30 pm Monday to Saturday; Noon to 4:30 pm Sunday
The Indians, gunfighters, wagon trains, mining operations, railroads,
sodbusters, explorers, Spanish conquistadors, gold panners, mountain men and
buffalo hunters who make up Colorado's colorful history are brought to life at
this innovative museum through dioramas, exhibits, photographs and artifacts.
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Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Ave.
Golden CO
(303) 279-4591
www.crm.org
9 am - 5 pm Daily
The exciting history of Rail travel in Colorado comes to life at the Colorado
Railroad Museum. Housed in a replica of an 1880-style depot, the museum has
50,000 rare artifacts and photos that tell the story of these narrow gauge rail
lines
Denver Firefighters Museum
1326 Tremont Pl.
Denver CO 80204
(303) 892-1436
www.firedenver.org
10am - 4pm Monday – Saturday
Listed on the National Register , the museum houses an extensive collection of
artifacts, photographs and documents from 1866 to the present relating to the
history of firefighting. Educational programs focus on fire safety and hands-on
activities for children and adults.
Forney Transportation Museum
4303 Brighton Blvd.
Denver, CO 80216
303-297-1113
www.forneymuseum.com
Open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Exhibits feature the world's largest locomotive, the Union Pacific Big Boy,
which measures over 134' long. Automobiles from 1899 to 1976 including Amelia
Earhart's Kissel and Prince of Nepal's Rolls Royce, a Camaro Super Gas Drag
Racer and other rare marques: carriage, bicycles, motorcycles, farm machinery,
and more.
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Four Mile Historic Park
715 South Forest
Denver CO 80246
(303) 399-1859
Summer: Noon - 4 pm Wed. - Friday, Sat. & Sun. 10 am - 4 pm
Winter: Sat. & Sun. Noon - 4 pm
This former stage coach stop was constructed of hand-hewn pine logs in 1859 and
is now operated as a 14 acre farm in southeast Denver. It was given its name
because in 1859 it was four miles from the original town site of Denver. There
are self-guided tours of the barns and grounds.
Golden Pioneer Museum
923 10th Street
Golden CO 80401
(303) 278-7151
www.goldenpioneermuseum.com
10 am - 5 pm Monday – Saturday
Explore one of Colorado's oldest communities chronicling the history of American
Indians and pioneers. Artifacts from this area tell the story of the West.
Seasonal displays, events, workshops, historical and genealogical research
library. Guided tours are available.
Littleton Historical Museum
6028 South Gallup Street
Littleton CO 80120
(303) 795-3950
www.littletonmuseum.org
8 am - 5 pm Tuesday-Friday; 10 am - 5 pm Saturday; 1 pm - 5 pm Sunday
This free museum in southeast metro Denver has two working farms depicting the
1860s when Littleton was first founded and one from the turn of the century.
Visitors can tour the farmhouse and barns and see a variety of farm animals,
from oxen and cattle to sheep, chickens and ducks.
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Molly Brown House Museum
1340 Pennsylvania
Denver CO 80203
(303) 832-4092
www.mollybrown.org
10 am - 3:30 pm Tuesday - Saturday; Sunday, Noon - 3:30pm
Costumed tour guides take visitors through the 1889 Victorian home of one of
Colorado's most colorful characters, the legendary Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Museo de las Americas
861 Sante Fe Drive
Denver CO 80204
(303) 571-4401
www.museo.org
Open year-round 10 am - 5 pm Tuesday – Saturday
Located on historic Santa Fe Drive, this small gem of a museum focuses on the
art, history and culture of Latinos in the Americas from ancient times to the
present.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
1111 Washington Ave.
Golden CO 80401
(303) 277-0377
www.rmqm.org
Thematic quilt exhibits change five times per year. Two exhibit galleries and
a gift shop.
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Natural History Museums
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
2001 Colorado Blvd
Denver CO 80205
(303) 322-7009 (800) 925-2250
www.dmns.org
9 am - 5 pm Daily
This is the fourth largest museum of its kind in the nation with three floors of
incredible exhibits about our planet and the creatures that live on it
The Museum also has an IMAX Theatre (separate admission required) featuring
the world's most realistic movie adventures on a huge screen, 4 ˝ stories tall.
PERFORMING ARTS
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd.
Arvada CO 80003
(720) 898-7200
www.arvadacenter.org
Opened in 1976, this is Denver's 8th largest cultural attraction, devoted to
all aspects of the arts. The Center is home to an indoor theatre for 500 people
and an outdoor amphitheater that can seat 1,200. Musicals, drama, children's
theatre and a variety of musical events from bluegrass to jazz are offered.
Denver Performing Arts Complex
14th & Curtis
Denver CO 80202
(303) 640-2637
www.artscomplex.com
This is the largest performing arts center in the world under one roof in
terms of the performing spaces and the variety of activities taking place. With
10,800 seats in nine theatres, it ranks second in seating capacity only to New
York's Lincoln Center.
The DPCA houses the acclaimed Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, Boettcher Concert
Hall, the Quigg Newton Denver Municipal Auditorium (under renovation until
2005), the Bonfils Theatre Complex and the Seawell Ballroom.
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SPORTING TEAMS
Visit the team’s web site for event schedules and ticket information.
Avalanche Hockey
www.coloradoavalanche.com
Broncos Football
www.denverbroncos.com
Nuggets Basketball
www.nba.com/nuggets/
Rapids, Soccer
www.coloradorapids.com
Rockies, Baseball
colorado.rockies.mlb.com
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ZOOS
Butterfly Pavilion & Insect Center
6252 W 104th Ave.
Westminster CO 80030 (US 36 and 104th Ave.)
(303) 469-5441
www.butterflies.org
Daily: 9am - 5pm
The Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center, the nation's only stand-alone insect
zoo, is a 16,000 square foot facility covering 5 acres. The 7,200 square foot
conservatory houses a tropical forest, complete with a babbling brook and over
1,200 butterflies representing over 50 species from nine countries. The Insect
Center offers visitors the chance to hold tarantulas and get up close and
personal with scorpions, black widows, giant cockroaches, centipedes and giant
African millipedes. In addition to the indoor attractions, which include a snack
bar and gift shop, there is a half-mile nature trail that winds through the
five-acre facility. The trail includes a visit to a butterfly garden and a
cactus garden.
Denver Zoo
23rd Avenue between Colorado Blvd. and York, in Denver's City Park
(303) 376-4800
www.denverzoo.org
Denver Zoo, Colorado’s most popular cultural attraction is where you’ll
experience amazing moments and endless opportunities. Internationally respected
as a leader in animal care and exhibition, conservation programs, scientific
study, environmental education, and public service, the Denver Zoo provides the
opportunity to connect with over 4,000 animals. Feed exotic birds. Slide down a
hippo’s back.
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WEB SITE LINKS
Other web sites that will provide information about Colorado and the Denver
Area are:
www.colorado.com
www.colorado.gov
www.denver.org
www.coloradohistory.org
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