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Denver, Co Area Attractions & Things To Do
Our Denver Tech Center hotel is conveniently located walking distance to the light-rail station and the freeway, making your visit to the Denver area’s attractions, such as the Downtown Aquarium, Coors Field, and the Denver Art Museum, quick and convenient.Park Meadows Mall.
More than 160 shops and restaurants, including top retailers Crate & Barrel, Planet Funk, John Atencio, and Janie and Jack, and dining outlets P.F. Chang’s and The Cheesecake Factory, are at your beckon call at the Park Meadows Mall, located just minutes from our Englewood hotel. www.parkmeadows.com
Downtown Aquarium.
The Downtown aquarium is the largest of its kind between Illinois and California. Visitors flock here for the array of fascinating hands-on exhibits and to see marine animals that include river otters, sharks, sea turtles, and moray eels. www.downtownaquarium.comThe Wildlife Experience.
Located less than four miles from our Denver Tech Center hotel, this museum combines interactive exhibits, film, art, natural history and community educational programs to present information on the world’s wildlife and ecosystems. There’s a National Geographic Channel screening room and an interactive Children's Gallery. www.thewildlifeexperience.orgDenver Botanic Gardens.
The Gardens comprises 23 acres of outdoor and indoor displays, featuring desert, plains, mountain foothills, and alpine environments. Highlights include the tropical conservatory, a traditional Japanese garden, an herb garden, a water garden, a fragrance garden, and a garden inspired by the art of Monet. www.botanicgardens.org [Top]
Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
Experience the natural wonders of Colorado, Earth, and the universe through interactive exhibits, programs, and activities about topics ranging from space exploration to Egyptian mummies. http://www.dmns.orgPepsi Center.
The Pepsi Center is hosts a wide variety of events including hockey and basketball games, musical acts, ice extravaganzas and circuses. It is home to the NBA's Denver Nuggets, NHL's Colorado Avalanche, AFL's Colorado Crush and NLL’s Colorado Mammoth, the Pepsi Center. www.pepsicenter.comInvesco Field.
Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium is the home of the Denver Broncos football team, as well as the Denver Outlaws lacrosse team. Broncos’ home games begin in September. http://www.invescofieldatmilehigh.com/ [Top]Coors Field.
The Colorado Rockies baseball team calls Coors Field home, and it is by most assessments one of the country’s most exciting places to watch baseball. High altitude and prevailing winds combine to send fly balls over the fence, making Coors Field a favorite spot for homerun hitters. www.rockies.mlb.comDenver Zoo.
At the Denver Zoo, visitors can view some 3,500 different animals, representing over 650 species, including amur leopards, king cobras, black rhinos, coral reef fish, elephants, zebras, vampire bats, and gorillas.
The zoo focuses on conservation and naturalistic habitats such as the new Predator Ridge exhibit. www.denverzoo.orgSix Flags Elitch Gardens.
This amusement park offers 45-plus rides include Twister II, a 10-story rollercoaster with a 90-foot drop and the Flying Coaster, a unique experience in which passengers lie facedown.An antique restored carousel, toddler-friendly rides www.elitchgardens.com [Top]
