Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.denvergov.org/parksandrecreation
; cnr 15th & Little Raven Sts; ; 10 RTD)
Affording
views of the city and a bit of fresh air, this spacious, hilly patch of green has bikepaths,
benches and plenty of people watching. A lyrical curving stairway to nowhere known as
Common Ground, by artist Barbara Grygutis, is an undeniable centerpiece.
Children's Museum
MUSEUM
( 303-433-7444;
www.mychildsmuseum.org
;
2121 Children's Museum Dr; admission $9; 9am-4pm Mon, Tue
& Thu, to 7:30pm Wed, to 5pm Sat & Sun; )
If you've got kids, check out the Children's Museum,
full of excellent interactive exhibits. A particularly well-regarded section is the kid-sized
grocery store, where your little consumerists can push a shopping cart of their very own
while learning about food and health.
Forney Transportation Museum
( 303-297-1113;
www.forneymuseum.org
; 4303 Brighton Bvd; adult/child/senior $8/4/6; 10am-4pm Mon-Sat;
; 8, 38, 52 RTD)
This fascinating museum exhibits antique vehicles of all types -
cars, motorbikes, bicycles, tricycles, railway engines and rolling stock, fire engines, air-
planes and more. Even if you're not an automotive aficionado, the shifting industrial
design over the years is interesting. Among many highlights is Amelia Earhart's 1923
Kissel Speedstar in stunning canary yellow.
MUSEUM
Elitch Gardens
( 303-595-4386;
www.elitchgardens.com
;
2000 Elitch Circle; adult/child $46/32; ; 1, 20 RTD)
If
you're finding all the museums a bit too serious, loosen up at this amusement park - your
kids will love you for it. There's a water park, roller coasters and more. Go online to save
on admission.
AMUSEMENT PARK
AQUARIUM
Downtown Aquarium
(
303-561-4450;
www.aquariumrestaurants.com
;
700 Water St; adult/child/senior $18/12/17;
10am-9pm Sun-
Thu, to 9:30pm Fri & Sat; ; 10 RTD)
Denver's old Ocean Journey Aquarium was
sold in 2003 to a business that specializes in aquarium-themed restaurants. So it is that
