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The Mile High City is an outdoor city filled with urban adventure. With 300 days of sunshine, a walkable downtown, diverse neighborhoods, a thriving arts and culture scene, chef-driven dining and a stunning Rocky Mountain backdrop, Denver offers affordable exploration of the world’s most spectacular playground.

Check out all the things to do, see and eat in Denver!

Denver’s Character

Denver has the largest city park system in the country with more than 200 parks within the city and 14,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains, including spectacular Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre
Other mountain parks include Echo Lake, at the base of the Mount Evans highway -- the highest road in North America -- and Buffalo Bill’s Grave on top of Lookout Mountain
There are more than 85 miles of off-street, paved bike paths in Denver and one of the nation’s largest urban-trail systems
The Denver Performing Arts Complex covers four square blocks with 10 venues seating more than 10,000 people for opera, symphony, ballet, Tony Award-winning theater and touring Broadway shows
Denver has several world-class art museums, including Denver Art Museum’s astonishing Hamilton Building, designed by world-famous architect Daniel Libeskind, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA Denver), designed by David Adjaye (his first building in the United States)
Denver has seven professional sports teams: NFL Denver Broncos; NBA Denver Nuggets; NHL Colorado Avalanche; MLB Colorado Rockies; MLS Colorado Rapids; MLL Colorado Outlaws; and NLL Colorado Mammoth.
Denver brews more beer than any other city – 200 different beers on average per day

Top Denver Visitor Attractions

16th Street Mall
Cherry Creek Shopping Center
Denver Zoo
Castle Rock Factory Outlets
LoDo Historic
Larimer Square
Coors Brewery
Colorado Rockies
Colorado State Capitol
Downtown Aquarium
Denver Art Museum
Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre
Colorado History Museum
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
Denver Museum of Nature & Science/IMAX