Whether you're capturing a family photo or just a selfie, these places will provide the perfect Denver backdrop. Continue Reading
Guides to Spark a Denver Adventure
What to do? Where to go? Our guides are here to inspire your Mile High City adventures.
Where to Find Denver’s Best Ice Cream
Hooray for ice cream! Whether you're looking for a casual first date option, a family outing, a sweet reward for a job well done or just a place to relax with friends, here are our top picks for neighborhood shops that make their own ice cream (in alphabetical order). Continue Reading
Cool Kids Go to the Museum at Night
Museums loosen up when the sun goes down and that's a good thing for those of us who love to have a great time, hang out with cool people and maybe even learn a thing or two. Here's a look at the after-hours social events happening at Denver's museums: Continue Reading
Go Play Denver Granola
Fuel your adventures. Homemade granola is surprisingly easy to prepare, fun to customize and quite delicious. After trying about 6 recipes from various cookbooks and online sources, we've arrived at our own recipe. Give it a try and let us know what you think! This granola is tasty in a bowl with milk, right out of the jar, or on top of your favorite yogurt. Continue Reading
Ways to Get Around Denver Without Owning a Car
Let's face it, owning a car can be expensive from the initial purchase or lease to the ongoing cost of insurance, gas and maintenance. Here we compare possible alternatives to full-time car ownership in Denver including B-cycle, Car2Go, Zipcar, RTD, Lyft, Uber and traditional taxis. Continue Reading
Visit Denver’s Sister City Parks
Inspired by the recent Denver Worldwide Festival celebrating Denver's 10 international sister cities, we decided to track down the parks named after each of the sister cities. Try out this list for a fun tour around Denver and then learn more about each city through the Denver Sister Cities International organization! Listed in parentheses after each sister city name is the year the partnership was formed. Click on a map to see a larger image. Continue Reading
Get Creative – Places to Be Inspired to Make Cool Stuff
Think you're not creative? These places will prove you wrong. You are hereby warned that setting foot into any of the following shops will give you an incurable desire to make cool stuff. These places are so inspiring and have such experienced staff that you'll definitely find a project to take home and the knowledge necessary to complete it! Continue Reading
Take It To Go: Coffee + a Stroll
Denver is home to many wonderful places to walk from lush urban parks to scenic historic districts and, as luck would have it, many of these places are near a great coffee shop. So whether you're a half-caf, decaf, double espresso or regular coffee drinker, sip your coffee al fresco with these satisfying coffee/stroll combos. Continue Reading
Adventure Activity: Printable Scavenger Hunts
A great way to start an adventure is to have a goal in mind for what you hope to see, and this is where a scavenger hunt list can be just the ticket to keeping kids engaged during an expedition. Here are some scavenger hunt lists to print out and enjoy. Tell the kids to bring their colored pencils and their very sharpest eyeballs! Continue Reading
