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MUSEUMS AND
ATTRACTIONS - DENVER AREA |
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M U S E U M S |
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DENVER
ART MUSEUM |
> great art museum, open Tuesdays
thru Sundays; King Tut exhibit all this
year |
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DENVER MUSEUM OF
NATURE AND SCIENCE |
> excellent science
museum plus planetarium, IMAX, special
exhibits |
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CHILDREN'S
MUSEUM OF DENVER |
> open seven days a
week - bring the family! |
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COLORADO
HISTORY MUSEUM |
> closed; new museum
being built at 12th & Broadway |
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FORNEY MUSEUM
OF TRANSPORTATION |
> antique cars; trucks,
locomotives, fire trucks, planes, motorcycles,
etc. |
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FOUR
MILE HISTORIC PARK |
> Old West stage stop
& museum; oldest buildings in Denver;
tours |
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MUSEUM
OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER |
> modern art
exhibitions; closed Mondays |
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WINGS OVER THE
ROCKIES AIR & SPACE MUSEUM |
> airplanes, rockets,
space vehicles, and more; open every
day |
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A T T
R A C T I O N S |
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COLORADO
BALLET |
> over 50 years of
world-class ballet in downtown Denver |
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COLORADO
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
> excellent symphony
orchestra with a broad musical
repertoire |
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DENVER
ZOO |
> one of the 10 best
zoos in the United States; open every day of the
year |
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DENVER
BOTANIC GARDENS |
> beautiful flowers and
plants, Japanese garden; open 9 to 5
daily |
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DENVER
CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS |
> Broadway shows,
Shakespeare, theater galore! |
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DOWNTOWN
AQUARIUM |
> beautiful aquarium
with fish, sharks, coral, more; restaurant
too |
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ELITCH
GARDENS AMUSEMENT PARK |
> great amusement park
and water park next to Auraria Campus |
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NATIONAL
WESTERN STOCK SHOW & RODEO |
> rodeo, cowboys,
horses and other animals - every January in
Denver |
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RED ROCKS
AMPHITHEATRE |
> most beautiful
outdoor concert venue in America; hiking, biking,
gift shop |
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U.
S. DENVER MINT |
> free tours - see U.S.
coins being made; reservations
required |
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N E A
R B Y |
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ARGO GOLD
MINE - Idaho Springs |
> daily $15 tours of a
real gold mine; also river gold panning,
more |
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BUFFALO BILL
MUSEUM - Lookout Mountain |
> the most famous
cowboy & entertainer in the Wild West; $5
tours daily |
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GARDEN
OF THE GODS - Colorado Springs |
> one of the most
beautiful parks in the US; driving, hiking,
horseback riding |
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INDIAN
SPRINGS HOT SPRINGS - Idaho Springs |
> hot springs resort
close to Denver and on the way home from
skiing |
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PIKE'S PEAK COG
RAILWAY - Manitou Springs |
> drive or take the
train to the top of Colorado's famous
mountain |
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