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Visit Denver, Colorado
The Mile High City.
Catch a concert at Red Rocks, explore four stories of immersive art at Meow Wolf, eat your way through RiNo's warehouse restaurants, wander Union Station and use Denver as your launchpad into the Rockies.
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A Perfect Day
One Day in Denver
Morning
Brunch at Snooze in Union Station, then walk across the Highland Bridge to the LoHi neighborhood for coffee and mountain views of the Front Range skyline.
Afternoon
Get lost in Meow Wolf's Convergence Station — four stories of immersive art — or explore the Denver Art Museum and the Clyfford Still Museum next door.
Evening
Dinner in RiNo at one of the warehouse restaurants, then catch a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre — 30 minutes from downtown, no venue on earth like it.
Things To Do
A mile high and wide open
Red Rocks, Meow Wolf, Union Station, a museum district, 300 days of sunshine and the entire Rocky Mountain Front Range visible from downtown — Denver is the launchpad for everything Colorado.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
The world's most iconic outdoor concert venue — 9,525 seats between 300-foot red sandstone monoliths, 30 minutes from downtown.
Meow Wolf Convergence Station
Four stories of immersive, surreal art installations from 300+ artists — unlike anything else in Denver.
Denver Union Station
The city's beautifully restored 1914 train station — restaurants, bars, the Crawford Hotel and the transportation hub for the Front Range.
RiNo Art District
Denver's creative heart — murals, galleries, breweries and warehouse restaurants in a former industrial neighborhood north of downtown.
Denver Art Museum & Museum District
World-class art, the Clyfford Still Museum, the History Colorado Center and the Denver Botanic Gardens — all within walking distance.
Coors Field & Denver Sports
Rockies baseball at Coors Field, Nuggets and Avalanche at Ball Arena, Broncos at Empower Field — Mile High is a sports city.
Where To Stay
Sleep in the Mile High City
A boutique hotel inside Union Station, a historic Brown Palace, walkable downtown chains and trendy LoHi rentals — Denver's lodging spans every neighborhood and every price.
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The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa
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Sleep near the mountains
Denver itself is urban, but foothill campgrounds and mountain cabins are 30–60 minutes west toward the Front Range.
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Where To Eat
A food city at 5,280 feet
RiNo warehouse kitchens, LoDo steakhouses, Union Station dining, Tennyson Street brunch spots and a craft beer scene with 70+ breweries — Denver eats and drinks like a city twice its size.
Guard and Grace
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Shop Local
Take Denver home
Tennyson Street boutiques, RiNo galleries, Cherry Creek shopping, Larimer Square independents and Union Station's curated shops — Denver's retail runs as deep as its restaurant scene.
Larimer Square
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Nearby Towns
The Front Range and the foothills
Denver sits where the plains meet the mountains — Boulder an hour north, Golden and the foothills 30 minutes west, Colorado Springs an hour south.