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Fun in Denver
Vintage Clothing
Food

Fun in Denver

Escorted Tours
Museums
Parks & Zoos
Shopping
Performing Arts
Music Stores

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Escorted Tours

Half and Full day bus tours of Denver and the nearby Rockies are offered by Gray Line 303-289-2841. A 3.5 hour tour leaving the Denver Bus Center at 19th & Curtis streets at 2pm, takes in Denver, Red Rocks Park, and Buffalo Bill's Grave.

For Half & Full day bike tours of the Denver metropolitan area contact Two Wheel Tours: 800-343-8940.

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Museums

Black American West Museum & Heritage Center
3091 California St. (at 31st St.)
303-292-2566
Admission $3
Wed-Fri. 10am-2pm, Sat. Noon-5pm, Sun 2-5pm

Colorado State Capitol
Broadway & E Colfax Ave
303-866-2604
Admission free
Self guided or guided 30-minute tours
Mon-Fri 9:30 am-2:45 pm

Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy
at Civic Center Park
303-640-4433
Admission $3 (Free Sat.)
Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. Noon-5pm

Denver Botanic Gardens
1005 York St.
303-331-4000 or 303-331-4010
Admission May-Sept $4
Admission Oct-April $3
Daily 9am-5pm

Denver Museum of Nature & Science
City Park, 2001 Colorado Blvd
800-925-2250
Admission $4.50
IMAX $5 more info:303-370-6300
Planetarium $3.50 more info:303-370-6487
Sat-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-9pm

Four Mile Historic Park
715 S Forest St
303-399-1859
Admission $3.50
Apr-Sept, Wed-Sun, 10am-4pm
Oct-Mar, Thurs-Sat, 11am-3pm

Molly Brown House Museum
1340 Pennsylvania Dt
303-832-4092
Admission $5
Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun Noon-4pm
(June-Aug open also Mon 10am-4pm)

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Quebec St & 72nd Ave
303-289-0467
Admission Free
Daylight hours

United States Mint
320 W Colfax Ave
between Cherokee & Delaware Sts
303-844-3582
Admission free
Mon-Fri 8am-2:45pm

Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
1750 E Irvington Pl
in Lowry Air Force Base
303-360-5360
Admission $4
Mon-Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun Noon-4pm

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Parks & Zoos

City Park
E 17th - E 26th Ave
Between York St. & Colorado Blvd

Denver Zoo
City Park
23rd Ave & Steel St
303-331-4110
Admission $6
Summer daily 6am-6pm
Winter daily 10am-5pm

Elitch Gardens Amusement Park
Speer Blvd at I-25 exit 212
800-354-8247

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Sports

Colorado Rockies Baseball 800-388-7625 at Coors Field
Denver Nuggets Basketball Pepsi Center 303-405-1111
Avalanche Hocky Pepsi Center 303-405-1111

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Shopping

16th St Mall - & Larimar Sq. walk downtown or take the free shuttle to tons of tiny fun shops

Cherry Creak Shopping Center
3000 East First Avenue (SE of downtown) 303-388-3900

Tattered Cover Bookstore
2526 East Colfax Avenue 303-322-7727

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Performing Arts

Colorado Symphony Orchestra
1031 13th St
303-986-8742

Colorado Ballet
1278 Lincoln St
303-837-8888

Opera Colorado
695 S Colorado Blvd, Ste.20
303-778-1500

Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1245 Champa St
303-893-4000

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble
119 Park Ave W
303-295-1759

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Vintage Clothing

Candy's Vintage Clothing
4483 N Broadway, Boulder

The Ritz
959 Walnut, Boulder

Buffalo Exchange
1717 Walnut St

Savers
695 S Broadway, Boulder

Rags to Riches
3129 28th St., Boulder

Twice Nice
1646 Pearl St., Boulder

Stellar
1203 13th St. Boulder

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Food

Boulder
Denver

Boulder

Chez Thuy
Vietnamese
303-442-1700
2655 28th St.

KT's BBQ
303-442-3717
2675 13th St.

Illegal Pete's
1320 College Ave.

The Sink
303-444-7465
1165 13th St.

Turleys Breakfast
303-442-2800
2805 Pearl Street

Whole Foods
Vegetation & Groceries
303-545-6611
2905 Pearl St.

Hapa Sushi
303-473-4730
1117 Pearl St.

Denver

Blue Bonnet
Mexican
303-778-0147
457 S. Broadway
(corner of Broadway & Virginia)

Chef Zorba
Breakfast
303-321-0091
2626 E. 12th
(between Clayton & Elizabeth)

Whole Foods
Vegetarian & Groceries
303-941-4100
2975 E. First Ave.

Taki's Denver
Japanese
303-832-8440
341 E. Colfax Ave.

Water Course
Vegan
303-832-7313
837 East 17th Avenue #103

Hapa Sushi
303-322-9554
2780 E 2nd Ave

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Music Stores

Jerry's Record Exchange
303-830-2336
312 E Colfax

Twist & Shout
303-722-1943
2508 E Colfax

Wax Trax
303-860-0127
638 E 13th Ave

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