Things to Do In Denver......When You're Alive

Denver Colorado, USA

Here are some things to do in Denver, if you are touring the city as a visitor

• Brown Palace Hotel, the city's oldest hotel
• Buckhorn Exchange, Denver's oldest restaurant, a historic old-west steakhouse
• Civic Center, a neoclassical park, and the cultural, art and governmental center of Denver
• Colorado State Capitol
• Confluence Park, where the city started at the confluence of the South Platte and Cherry Creek.
• D&F Tower, when it was built in 1910 the tallest building west of the Mississippi
• Denver Art Museum
• Denver Botanic Gardens
• Denver Mint
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science
• Denver Performing Arts Complex - The second largest performing arts center in the US after New York City's Lincoln Center.
• Denver Public Library, serving Denver's educational and entertainment needs from 23 locations and a bookmobile.
• Four Mile House, an important stop on the Cherokee Trail and the oldest standing residential building in the metropolitan area
• Molly Brown House, where Molly Brown lived in Denver
• Denver Aquarium
• Red Rocks, This Denver owned park and outdoor amphitheater 15 miles west of Denver near Morrison, CO
  is world famous for its awe-inspiring red rock formations and its
  amphitheater with near perfect acoustics that has featured famous
  concerts by U2, The Beatles, Neil Young and others.
• Richthofen Castle, a castle built by the uncle and godfather of the Red Baron
• Six Flags Elitch Gardens - A rare downtown Amusement Park
• Tattered Cover, a very popular independent bookstore with two locations in Denver (LoDo, and Cherry Creek), and one in the suburb of Highlands Ranch.
• Union Station, a magnificent three-story building and the hub of the new FasTracks commuter rail network.
• Wells Fargo Center, the "cash register" or "mailbox" building (3rd tallest building in Denver)
  

Downtown Denver Building Heights and Information (Top 15):

Republic Plaza - 56 stories/714 feet - Completed 1984 - SOM Architects
1801 California - 52 stories/709 feet - Completed 1983 - MTY Architects
Wells Fargo Center - 50 stories/698 feet - Completed 1983 - Phillip Johnson Architects
1999 Broadway - 42 stories/544 feet - Completed 1985 - Fentress Bradburn Architects
MCI Tower - 42 stories/522 feet - Completed 1981 - HOK Architects
Qwest Tower - 40 stories/507 feet - Completed 1978 - SOM Architects
Hyatt Convention Center Hotel - 37 stories/457 feet - Completed 2005 - Klipp Architects
UMB Bank Plaza (1670 Broadway) - 34 stories/448 feet - Completed 1980 - KPF Architects
17th Street Plaza - 33 stories/438 feet - Completed 1982 - ??? Architects
Wells Fargo Tower North - 32 stories/434 feet - Completed 1974 - ??? Architects
Brook Tower - 42 stories/430 feet - Completed 1968 - ??? Architects
Denver Place (South Tower) - 34 stories/416 feet - Completed 1981 - ??? Architects
One Tabor Center - 30 stories/408 feet - Completed 1985 - KPF Architects
Denver Place (Plaza Tower) - 31 stories/405 feet - Completed 1983 - ??? Architects
Johns Manville Tower - 29 stories/400 feet - Completed 1978 - ??? Architects