Hotels Near Universities and Colleges

University of Denver - - What To Do And See

 

ATTRACTIONS

Visit Denver Zoo, located on Steele Street, where you will see a tropical forest, the African savanna and a jungle, without having to travel across the globe, and just in one day. This state-of-the-art zoo is home to more than 3 500 animals, from over 600 species, from cold-climate penguins to tropical flamingos.

 

Show your kids a good time in an educational manor, during your stay in Denver, by taking them to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, on Colorado Boulevard, considered to be one f Denver's popular attractions, featuring interesting displays, including Egyptian mummies, North American Indians, or the Imperial Tombs of China.

 

Have fun at Water World, located on West 89th Avenue, featuring slippery water slides, geysers, as well as shallow water slides, including other fun attractions for the young and `young at heart`.

 

Sports & outdoor events

The Annual Denver Marathon, scheduled on October 17, in 2010, is perhaps one of the most popular and favorite annual sporting events in Denver.

 

It is considered to be one of the largest marathons in the state of Colorado, the race representing the premier running event in the Rocky Mountain Region, taking participants on a unique running tour of the city, being named one of top 10 `Marathons you should do in 2008`, by Runner's World Magazine.

 

The Rock 'n' Roll Denver Marathon, 1/2 Marathon and ING Marathon Relay will all finish at Civic Center Park, where the fun, entertaining Finish Line Festival will take place, after the course is completed.

 

Festivals

A few of the most popular and favorite annual events in Denver, CO are listed below. Check it out!

 

- A taste of Colorado - celebrated every year, on Labor Day weekend, downtown Denver.

- Capitol Hill People�s Fair - happening in June, at Civic Center Park.

- Cherry Creek Arts Festival - scheduled in early July, at Clayton Lane & Cherry Creek North.

- Denver Cinco de Mayo Festival - celebrated in late June, at Civic Center Park.

- Denver March Pow Wow - hosted at Denver Coliseum, in late March.

- Denver's Great American Beer Festival - starting from late September and stretching through erly October, happening at Denver Convention Center.

 

Nightlife

The friendly people, the wide array of bars, pubs, great restaurants and fabulous dance clubs - these are the things that make Denver such a great city to visit.

 

Denver's nightlife scene is varied and the `nightly action` mainly happens downtown.

 

Denver has always been known for its great steak houses, but over the years, young chefs have turned the city into a real innovative dining experience, the great restaurants spread all over the city, serving cuisines gathered from all over the world, satisfying even the pickiest gourmand.

 

To make an idea of what your night out would look like, here are some of the most popular and favorite nightspots in Denver:

 

- 15th Street Tavern - located on 15th Street - known as a legendary local Denver bar which offers live music and plenty of drink options.

- The Bank Bar and Grill - on E. Colfax Avenue - great spot for hanging out with friends, converse and enjoy a drink.

- La Rumba - situated on W 9th Avenue - great for dancing the night away with friends on sizzling salsa beats.

- Bash - on Blake Street - the largest dance club in Denver, featuring 6000 square feet of dancing and drinking space.

- The Church - on Lincoln Street - this unique Denver club is housed in an old Gothic church and it has everything a `hip` club has to offers: lots of drinks, plenty of dancing and the latest music beats, spinned by professional DJs.