Highlands: Denver

Highlands, the conglomeration of "Highland"-named neighborhoods, has successfully integrated offbeat art galleries and decidedly individual bars, restaurants, shops and spas into its older, established Victorian-era homes. This is not a place of chains and the expected. Instead, locals run businesses that are geared toward resident hipsters and professionals, as well as visitors seeking something different from downtown and the 'burbs. Personality counts here, just northwest of downtown Denver. © NileGuide