The Denver Traveler

This is a guest post from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and blogger at Flyaway Cafe
 
Here’s my list of a dozen enjoyable, relaxing, and fun things to do in the Mile High City: 
 

Visit the Denver Art Museum (south end of the Civic Center on 14th Avenue Parkway).  Its facade of glass tiles makes the building itself a work of art (in photo above).
Visit Colorado’s State Capitol building (between East 14th and East Colfax).  Go up the steps at the west entrance, and stand on the 13th step.  You’ll be one mile above sea level – …read more

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This is a guest post from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and blogger at Flyaway Cafe
 
About ten minutes east of downtown Denver are 23 acres of gardens and plants that will make you feel like your much further away from the concrete of the city.  The Denver Botanic Gardens (1005 York Street, Denver) contain 45 gardens and over 32,000 plants.  (I discovered the York Street gardens while on a shopping expedition; they are very near the Cherry Creek Mall.)
The gardens represent a wide range of gardening styles and plant collections, covering diverse parts of the …read more

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Want a place that makes you feel at home? Need a spot where they’d scream your name in greeting if they knew it? Tired of going out late to find no grill open?
Shelby’s is the place for you! Shelby’s Bar and Grill- where the locals have been gathering since 1906. Located at 18th and Glenarm, Shelby’s is the last free standing bar in Denver. The building started as a private home and even did a stint as a mortuary! Now, however, it is an unassuming and delightful treat of an establishment. Dark green booths and wooden tables, a small back …read more

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Rollercoaster aficionados are well versed in The Cyclone of Coney Island, New York. It is a legend among roller coasters and a landmark for the state of New York. It is perhaps the roller coaster that set the standards for all other roller coasters to live up to.
Have no fear, if you are visiting Denver from the east, or have always longed to see the Cyclone up close and personal- we have one here.
Lakeside Amusement Park is the proud home of The Cyclone roller coaster- built in the honor of the original in New York. It is tall, intimidating, and- …read more

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There are three more nights left in the Hot Sounds Concert Series at Denver Pavilions. Three nights with two shows each night equals six more concerts! And they are all Free.
Mark your calendars for the next three Thursdays and head on over to Denver Pavilions. The Hot Sounds Concert Series is presented to benefit LoDoNa and Urban Peak.
July 24th-
5pm Terry Black Band
7pm Dotsero
July 31st-
5pm Message in a Bottle
7pm Under a Blood …read more

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Spectacular views, excellent trails and a natural amphitheater where musicians clamor to play, await you just across a highway and over a few hills. Join millions of music fans, archeologists and hikers who have been coming together for over 60 years to celebrate and honor Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. Located in Morrison, CO- a short half hour drive from Denver, Red Rocks is worth the side trip and the drive.

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Once upon a time the nation laid down the right of way inviting the world in-land and across uncharted territories. Trains carried produce, goods and people. The train stations of large cities and small one cow stops told stories about the towns. Travelers came through and mingled with folks hanging out and sharing dreams of their own.
Denver’s Union Station hearkens back to the days of old with a futuristic appeal. The tall wooden benches are surprisingly comfortable and cool. The vast tall ceiling leaves lots of room to imagine where you might want a train to take you. The old …read more

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Right on the edge of town, where Speer Blvd crosses Colfax Avenue is a diner befittingly named, The Denver Diner. It sits across the street from the downtown Fire Station and above Cherry Creek which runs just below street level along Speer Blvd. A good sized neon sign alerts you to its presence and the four sided wall to wall windows allow you to see the heartbeat of action inside.
The Denver Diner is open 24 hours a day, this fact alone makes it quite a commodity in the Mile High City. There are old school vinyl booths and steel topped …read more

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If you are not from the Rocky Mountain Region, or you aren’t a huge sports fan, there is a good chance you heard of our fine city in history class when studying the Titanic and its most famous heroine, Molly Brown.

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1776 Grant Street is the address for the Warwick, Denver Hotel. A location in trendy Uptown that marks, depending upon which direction you are headed, the start or the end of Downtown Denver; either way you go it’s a great place to start. Also, not so coincidentally, a tad more convenient to get to from DIA as one doesn’t need to go through downtown traffic. They claim the time to travel to the airport is only 25 minutes and this could be true if no traffic gets in the way.
Warwick Denver boasts a touch of elegance and rightfully so …read more

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