Denver, Colorado — Activities
Denver Culture
The rich cultural diversity of Denver's population means that black, Hispanic and Native American cultures have a vibrant presence in Denver. Denver citizens are highly supportive of the arts, contributing more public funding to the arts per capita than any other US city.
Proponents of the performing arts can get their cultural fill at the Denver Performing Arts Complex (DPAC), 14th Street and Curtis Street (tel: (303) 893 4100; website: www.denvercenter.org), which has regular concerts, ballet and Broadway performances. The New Denver Civic Theater, 721 Santa Fe Drive, (tel: (303) 309 3773; website: www.denvercivic.com), is a recently renovated theater which provides the local arts community with a base for rehearsing and staging.
To catch the latest Hollywood blockbuster head to the Denver Pavilions, 16th Street Mall, (tel: (303) 260 6000; website: www.denverpavilions.com). For something a little different, try the Mayan Theater, 110 Broadway, a restored art deco Mayan revival style cinema.
The Friday editions of the Denver Post (website: www.denverpost.com) and Rocky Mountain News (website: www.rockymountainnews.com) contain entertainment pages. The free weekly tabloid Westword (website: www.westword.com) also has extensive listings.
Denver Tours
Walking Tours
Recorded CD walking tours of Lower Downtown are on sale at the Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau, Downtown (see Tourist Information).
LoDo District Inc (tel: (303) 628 5428; website: www.lodo.org/lodo-guidedtour.htm), a non-profit community organization, gives walking tours of Lower Downtown every Saturday at 1000, from late May through October. Tours take between one and a half and two hours, meeting at the front of Union Station, on the corner of 17th Street and Wynkoop Street.
Bus Tours
Gray Line of Denver (tel: (303) 289 2841 or 1 800 348 6877; website: www.coloradograyline.com) offers a Denver City Tour, which takes three hours and covers all the major sites. Tours run daily all year at 0830 and 1330. There is also a four-hour Mountain Parks Tour, which takes in the foothills, Red Rocks, Golden and Lookout Mountain. Tours run daily all year at 1330, and there is a discount for combined tours.
Bike Tours
Colorado Bike and Ski Tours (tel: (970) 668 8900; website: www.coloradobikeandski.com) offers guided bike tours of the city and the local mountains.
