Things To Do
Denver Art Museum
With an encyclopedic collection of more than 70,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world, the DAM is one of the largest art museums between the West Coast and Chicago.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Beautiful Botanical Gardens. Home to North America's largest collection of cold-temperate plants
Rocky Mountain National Park
There's many entrances to the National Park, this is about 1.5 hours outside of Denver. If you're staying for longer than the weekend worth a trip.
Garden of the Gods
An hour south of Denver you can take the easy hike around Garden of the Gods and see other Colorado Springs
Denver Zoo
It was the first zoo in the U.S. to use naturalistic enclosures instead of cages.
Elitch Gardens
This is where Jason and Payton went for Christmas lights and got engaged.
Coors Brewery Tour
Coors Brewery - Book a tour for a decent price and receive complimentary beer at the end of your tour. Golden has a cute Main Street to tour afterwards. I suggest Bob's Atomic Burger for a quick bite before or after the tour. It's within walking distance of the Coors Tour parking.
Museum of Illusions
Great hour and half of mind bending photos to post to the socials.
Painting with a Twist
Payton's personal favorite family outings. Wine and painting.
Escapology Escape Rooms Denver
Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
Check the Red Rocks website to see what's in town, Usually concerts. Or go tour it, many locals head up here to walk the stairs as a workout.
Denver Comedy Underground
16th Street Mall
Shopping Extravaganza
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
The Denver Performing Arts Complex is the largest performing arts center under one roof in the United States, situated on a 12-acre, four-block site in downtown Denver. Checkout the website to see what performances they have going on.
Ophelia's Electric Soapbox
Ophelia's Electric Soapbox is a Denver venue that combines a live music stage, a restaurant, and bar in a historic building, which was formerly an adult bookstore and peep show
U.S. Mint at Denver
The Denver Mint is a major U.S. facility for coin production, established in 1906 as a federal mint after originating as an assay office during the gold rush. It produces billions of coins annually, including circulating coins, commemorative coins, and coin dies, and has a production capacity of over 50 million coins per day.
Dinosaur Ridge Road
Dinosaur Ridge, a National Natural Landmark near Denver, is famous for its dinosaur fossils and tracks, including the world's first Stegosaurus discovery
