Denver Travel Guide
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Denver is a geographically isolated city sitting exactly one mile above sea level and over 600 barren miles from the next closest major city. Concealed from the west by bold foothills and towering 14,000-foot peaks, and protected to the east by an expansive and unforgiving high desert terrain, it is a place where everybody seems to be from somewhere else. … Read Denver introduction
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Cherry Creek Shopping Center
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Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, Tiffany & Co, and Ralph Lauren anchor the 160 shops at this upscale mall. This indoor playground, designed around a breakfast theme, features slides that resemble bacon strips alongside …
The Westin Tabor Center Denver
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Luxury in the heart of downtown Denver, at the Westin Hotel Tabor Center guests have the option to bask in a hot tub overlooking a Rocky Mountain sunset, or …
Chapultepec (El)
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El Chapultepec, at first glance, is just another aging dive bar serving up traditional Mexican tastes on paper plates in downtown. But even though the great green chili draws plenty of patrons, it is the jazz performances that hold …
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as a 12 year resident, i think the 2 most overlooked things about denver are A: it's large mexican population B: it is flat, and not in the mountains, but 15 minutes away. the high plains ... more
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Introduction
At the westernmost fringe of the Great 'Are We There Yet' Plains, 'Mile High City' beckons like an urban avatar. Comparing favourably with larger cities, Denver is Middle America's de facto hub of culture and commerce, offering all the perks (and few of the pangs) of a modern US metropolis.
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science One of the best museums of its kind in the country, this institution was founded at the turn of the century. Visitors can see dinosaur fossils like Stegosaurus stenops (the state fossil), a small-headed, armour-plated vegetarian that roamed the state 150 million …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 555000 Area : 396km² Longitude / Latitude : -105.07900238 / 39.577999115 Currency : US Dollar (USD) Weights & Measures system : Imperial
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there Denver International Airport (DEN), 40km (24mi) northeast of downtown, is among the nation's ten busiest. It's served by some 20 airlines, though most flights are run by United Airlines. You should have little trouble finding a flight (or at least a connector) to anywhere you're …
History
Recent History Denver's vulnerability to economic boom and bust - always a feature of its history - has continued into the new millennium. The bursting of the tech bubble at the turn of the millennium slowed Denver's growth - but it didn't arrest it altogether. Several of Denver's dot-coms were …
Weather
Denver receives its fair share of rain and snow but does not suffer as harsh a winter climate as its position at the foot of the Colorado Mountains might suggest. Spring in Denver is colourful but wet, whereas autumn is comfortable and dry. Summary of average yearly weather data for Denver Low …
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Overview of Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs
The old and the new, the rustic and the sophisticated, the urban and the rural--you'll find all these elements practically side by side in and immediately adjacent to the cities of Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. Founded in the mid-19th century by both East Coast gold-seekers and European …
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Denver's buildings jut jaggedly into the skyline, creating an incongruous setting in a state that prides itself on its pristine wilderness. Throughout the 1960s and '70s, when the city mushroomed on a huge surge of oil and energy revenues, Denverites hustled to discard evidence of their Western …
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Located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is one of the fastest growing cities in America. In contrast to some other Western cities, Denver has a well-defined downtown area that is within walking distance of many of the city's major attractions. These include the US Mint, The Denver Art …
Overview of Denver
It's no accident that Denver is called the Mile High City. When you climb up to the State Capitol, you're precisely 5,280 feet above sea level when you reach the 18th step. Denver's location at this altitude was purely coincidental; Denver is one of the few cities that was not built on an ocean, lake, …
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