Denver Travel Blog

Along the top of the Rockies Scenic and Historic Byway sits North America’s highest incorporated city, Leadville, Colorado. At a lofty perch of 10,430 feet, this legendary frontier mining town is positioned in a valley surrounded by stunning snow-capped peaks. Leadville is famous for its heritage,...

From January 27-30, more than 250 ski, snowboard, and snowmobile athletes from across the world will land in Aspen to compete in the Winter X Games 15. This is like the Olympics of winter sports, but featuring guys on snowmobiles doing massive backflips. All events at the X Games are free, including...

Many restaurants around Denver offer New Year’s Eve specials, but the following spots offer multi-course meals for a set price, many of which include champagne or offer optional wine pairings. 1515 Restaurant: Four-course meal for $60 per person, served after 6 p.m. Burnsley Restaurant and Lounge:...

There will be a plethora of parties and live music events around the Mile High City to help you bring in the New Year in style, but Denver also has several family-friendly New Year’s Eve activities: Fireworks: The sky will sparkle over the 16th Street Mall during two fireworks shows at 9 p.m. and...

After enjoying Denver‘s New Year’s Eve family-friendly activities and having a prix fixe meal at one of Denver’s top restaurants, make a night out of it with music and dancing! Colorado Symphony Orchestra keeps New Year’s Eve classy at Boettcher Concert Hall, with a Vienna-themed...

Although gorging on cookies and eggnog could be considered a family-friendly holiday activity, here are some others that will get you out of the house to enjoy the holiday cheer: 1. The Nutcracker Ballet: A holiday classic featuring unforgettable characters and dazzling costumes and scenery. Playing...

Restrooms are fairly easy to find in Denver; most restaurants and stores will either have a restroom available for public use — even if you’re not a paying customer — or they’ll know right away where there is one nearby. Most toilets in Denver are the standard, Western-style ones and...

They entertain. They educate. They provoke and persuade, move and motivate. The 200 films of the Starz Denver Film Festival will be shown through November 14 at various locations throughout Denver (and one venue in Boulder on the CU Campus). As if movies weren’t enough, the Film Festival also involves...

It’s happened to all of us, in one form or another. Just when we thought we were almost home for the holidays, a blizzard strikes. Or they overbooked our flight. Or the plane is just inexplicably not there. Or we somehow ended up with a 6 hour layover. If you find yourself in one (or several) of these...