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DENVER IN...
Two Days
Start at rejuvenated LoDo and see its historic stables and warehouses converted into restaurants and boutiques.
Check out the facade of Union Station (
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) and the Oxford Hotel (
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) before brunching at Snooze
(
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)
or Steuben's Food Service (
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). Check out the restaurants and boutiques of bejeweled Lar-
imer Sq and the Big Blue Bear (
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), then head to Civic Center Park (
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) with its Greek amphi-
theater and stately buildings flanking three sides. Spend the afternoon touring the Mint (
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) and State
Capitol (
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) before decided between Rioja (
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), Squeaky Bean (
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) and the classic Wazee
Supper Club (
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) for dinner.
Day two is museum day. Head to Golden Triangle and visit either the Denver Art Museum (
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) or the
Clyfford Still Museum (
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). Local history buffs can check out the History Colorado Center (
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),
the Byers-Evans House Museum (
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) and the Denver Firefighters Museum (
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). The Denver
Public Library (
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) is a good break spot. Hop on a B-Cycle (
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)
in the afternoon to check out the
Cherry Creek Trail
, or maybe head to the foothills for a hike at the Jefferson County Open Space Parks (
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here
). Come nightfall, head to Linger (
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) in Highlands, or see what's happening at the Denver Perform-
ing Arts Complex (
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).
Four Days
On day three, get yourself to the Denver Zoo (
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)
or the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (
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here
), then stroll through the huge
City Park
to stock up at the weekend farmers markets. Make you way over to
Confluence Park (
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) to cool off in the river. Grab a B-Cycle and pedal down the river to Elitch Gardens
(
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)
amusement park to ride the Mind Eraser roller coaster. Check out Domo (
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) for a sushi din-
ner or head to one of the town's many arts districts for gallery browsing and bistro dining.
There's plenty more to do in Denver, but if it's summer, find some wheels and make for the mountains on day
four. Head northwest through Golden Gate Canyon State Park (
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) on your way to Estes Park. It'll be al-
most a two-hour drive. From there, head up the stunning Old Fall River Rd to the Rocky Mountain National
Park's Alpine Visitor Center (
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). The views are breathtaking. Or take a drive out to
Red Rocks Park &
Amphitheater
(
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), 15 miles southwest of Denver in Morrison. The setting, between 400ft-high red
sandstone rocks, is spectacular. In winter, you know what to do: head to Vail (
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), Keystone (
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),
Breckenridge (
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) or Winter Park (
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), all less than two hours away, for world-class skiing.
Capitol Hill & Golden Triangle
Denver Art Museum
MUESUM
(DAM;
ticket sales 720-865-5000;
www.denverartmuseum.org
;
100 W 14th Ave; adult/child/student $13/5/10, 1st
Sat of each month free; 10am-5pm Tue-Thu, Sat & Sun, to 8pm Fri; ; 9, 16, 52, 83L RTD)
The DAM is home to one of the largest Native American art collections in the USA, and
puts on special avant-garde multimedia exhibits. The Western American Art section of the
