Guides · Denver
Denver
51 places · 8 areas · a free route, then $4.99 for the whole city · offline map 9.8 MB
The free route
Free in the app, permanently, before you pay anything. 8 stops, 1 day, about 3.8 km, planned by the app's own engine.
Day 1 · ~3.8 km
1
Emmanuel Gallery
1205 10th St; 1876 stone chapel, later a synagogue, Denver's first official landmark
See the small stone chapel from outside, then step in when an exhibition is on to see contemporary art inside Denver's oldest church building.
2
Denver Performing Arts Complex
14th and Curtis Sts; arts campus under an 80-foot glass roof, with Borofsky's 60-foot Dancers
Walk under the 80-foot glass roof of the galleria between the theaters, and look at Jonathan Borofsky's two 60-foot Dancers on the corner. Better still, see a show.
3
I See What You Mean
700 14th St; Lawrence Argent's 40-foot blue bear peering into the Colorado Convention Center
Stand beside the 40-foot blue bear pressing its nose to the glass of the Convention Center, then go inside the lobby to see it peering in from the other side.
4
Larimer Square
1400 block of Larimer St; Denver's oldest commercial block, saved by Dana Crawford, first historic district in 1971
Walk the block after dark, when its seasonal lights glow above the Victorian brick storefronts, and choose a restaurant for dinner.
5
Daniels and Fisher Tower
1101 16th St; 1910 clock tower modeled on Venice's campanile, once the tallest between the Mississippi and California
Look up at the clock tower from the 16th Street Mall, a Venetian campanile among modern towers.
6
Denver Chinatown Mural
1890 Lawrence St; Nalye Lor's mural and the marker for Look Young, killed in the 1880 riot
Stand before Nalye Lor's mural honoring Denver's lost Chinatown and read the marker for Look Young beside it.
7
The Oxford Hotel
17th St near Union Station; 1891 railroad-era hotel with the Art Deco Cruise Room bar
Have a drink in the Cruise Room, an Art Deco bar modeled on an ocean-liner lounge, with wall panels showing toasts from around the world.
8
Denver Union Station
1701 Wynkoop St; 1914 Beaux-Arts station hall with Travel by Train signs and the Crawford Hotel
Walk into the restored Great Hall, then step outside to photograph the orange Travel by Train signs on the facade after dark.
More of the top sights
A few of the 51 places in the full guide. Each one has its own written guide in the app: what to do, what to notice, the history, and why it hits.
Colorado State Capitol
200 E Colfax Ave; 1894 capitol by Elijah Myers, dome gilded in 1908, mile-high markers on the west steps
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
2001 Colorado Blvd; natural history museum since 1908 at the east edge of City Park
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy; Gio Ponti's 1971 tower and Daniel Libeskind's 2006 titanium wing
Areas
Civic Center · 16th Street and Downtown · LoDo · Confluence and Platte · Auraria · Five Points and RiNo · Capitol Hill and Cheesman · City Park
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