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  • Image: 1STBANK Center

    1STBANK Center

    11450 Broomfield Lane, Broomfield Northwest Denver Suburbs

    303-410-0700

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    Connoisseurs of live music will tell you that something is lost when an artist becomes popular enough to perform in an arena. While this may be true at some places, it's certainly not the case at Broomfield's 1STBANK Center, where the sound is pretty well dialed in virtually anywhere you sit. The venue, which sits halfway between Denver and Boulder, has hosted a variety of acts, from Radiohead and Portishead to Kelly Clarkson and the Black Keys. Shows of this caliber feel far more intimate here than you'd expect.
    332 articles
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    303 Boards

    1338 E. Colfax Ave. Central Denver

    303-860-1303

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  • Arapahoe Basin Ski Area

    28194 US Highway 6, Dillon Mountains

    888-272-7246

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    Many consider Arapahoe Basin, endearingly known as A-Basin, to be one of the most underrated ski areas in the state. It certainly has the longest season -- usually from mid-October to early June – because the north-facing slopes get less sun and the snow sticks around. A-Basin is a sibling of Breckenridge and Keystone, and while it may not have their amount of acreage, it has plenty of steep glades, bump runs and and out-of-bounds skiing. It also has the best parking-lot parties of any mountain in the state.
    26 articles
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    Art District on Santa Fe

    500-1200 blocks of Santa Fe Dr. Central Denver

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    Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

    6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Northwest Denver Suburbs

    720-898-7200

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    The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, eight miles northwest of Denver, is a multi-purpose facility that includes a museum, dance and theater rehearsal rooms, an amphitheater,and three other theaters. Throughout the year, it offers classes and workshops for all ages. Concerts, musicals and art exhibitions are also presented year-round.
    169 articles
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    The Bar Car

    819 Colorado Blvd. Central Denver

    720-524-8099

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    When Leigh Jones — of Horseshoe Lounge fame — bought the Recovery Room a decade ago, she overhauled it completely. The resulting Bar Car looks a little nondescript, but the rustic interior, with its old-timey railroad theme, is a pleasant surprise. Also pleasantly surprising, given Colorado Boulevard’s penchant for chains, is that the Bar Car is defiantly neighborhood-focused, offering a list of draft beers that’s heavy on locals. Patrons are local, too, whether they’re stopping by for the daily happy hour or the not-so-secret secret food menu, checking sports scores or just soaking up the warm surroundings late at night.
    20 articles
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    Bastien's Restaurant

    3503 E. Colfax Ave., Denver Capitol Hill/Uptown/City Park

    303-322-0363

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    With its iconic sign, sunken bar and mid-century aesthetic, Bastien's is a holdover from times past — and we wouldn't have it any other way. The family-run business dates back to the 1930s, but the current restaurant was constructed from scratch in 1958. That sign outside the Googie-style building touts the famed Bastien’s sugar steak, but there are many other preparations to choose from. And whether or not you splurge on a full steak dinner, nothing beats sipping Colfax dirty martinis delivered by friendly servers who've been working at this classic for years.
    23 articles
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    Beta

    1909 Blake St. Downtown Denver

    303-383-1909

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    It's not the state-of-the-art sound system, the primo location in LoDo or the crowds of beautiful people that make Beta Denver's best dance club (though none of that hurts). No, it's the high-caliber talent the place brings in week after week. Beta has hosted a cavalcade of talent that reads like a who's who of the world's top dance-music acts.
    198 articles
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    Bistro Vendome

    2267 Kearney St., Denver Park Hill/Mayfair/Lowry

    303-825-3232

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    Bistro Vendôme rises above kitschy French shtick with an alluring menu and warm hospitality typical of the restaurants run by chef Jennifer Jasinski and business partner Beth Gruitch. Timeless classics like onion soup, steak frites and escargot vie for attention alongside more modern, seasonally driven creations, giving guests plenty of options. The eatery also introduced a new kids' menu ("Oui Chefs") when it moved from its longtime Larimer Square location to the more family-friendly Park Hill neighborhood in February 2023. There, Bistro Vendôme maintains its charm with fresh interiors and an expansive, shady patio. Whether you’re stopping for some happy-hour bubbly or a brunchtime croque madame, Bistro Vendôme is as close as you’ll get to Paris in the Mile High City.
    98 articles
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    The Bookies Bookstore

    4315 E. Mississippi Ave. Southeast Denver

    303-759-1117

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  • Boulder Book Store

    1107 Pearl St. Boulder

    303-447-2074

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  • Bug Theatre

    3654 Navajo St. Northwest Denver

    303-477-9984

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    Denver’s Bug Theatre was originally built as a movie house in 1912 and passed through several different hands before landing in the hands of local artists Chandler Romeo and Reed Weimer. Since then, it has become a major venue for alternative arts, including movies, comedy, music and other performances.
    163 articles

  • Capitol Hill Books

    300 E. Colfax Ave. Central Denver

    303-837-0700

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    9 articles
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    Cheesman Park

    8th Ave. and Franklin St. Central Denver

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    38 articles
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    Cherry Creek Shopping Center

    3000 E. 1st Ave. Central Denver

    303-388-3900

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    37 articles
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    City Park Golf Course

    2500 York St. Downtown Denver

    720-865-3410

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    It’s hard to find an eighteen-hole regulation golf course that has views of both a major city and a major mountain range. But Denver’s City Park Golf Course does. The location is convenient, of course – just east of downtown by City Park – and it has a full driving range, repair shop, restaurant and junior course. With its sloping greens, fairways and unique bunkering, the course also lays claim to being one of the toughest in the area.
    6 articles
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    Cook Street School of Culinary Arts

    43 W. Ninth Ave. Downtown Denver

    303-308-9300

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    92 articles
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    Copper Mountain Resort

    209 Ten Mile Circle, Frisco Mountains

    866-841-2481

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    45 articles
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    Curious Theatre Company

    1080 Acoma St. Central Denver

    303-623-0524

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    Over the past two decades, Chip Walton and his Curious Theatre Company crew have put on some of Denver’s most provocative, award-winning productions. The company’s headquarters, a nineteenth-century church in the Golden Triangle, is ground zero for the area’s most compelling, provocative theater.
    123 articles
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    Denver Art Society

    734 Santa Fe Dr. Central Denver

    720-583-3728

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    Denver Beer Co.

    1695 Platte St., Denver LoDo/Ballpark/Commons Park

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    Like its name, Denver Beer Co. is simple and straightforward. The owners, Charlie Berger and Patrick Crawford, aren't trying to reinvent the wheel; they just want to make great beer. But you'll rarely find the same beer there twice, as Berger and Crawford are constantly coming up with new recipes for a wide variety of styles, all of which they make in their seven-barrel brewhouse. Also on the menu at the 3,400-square-foot spot, which includes an outdoor biergarten with long tables: big Bavarian-style pretzels with dipping sauces.
    202 articles
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    Denver Center Theatre Company

    14th and Curtis streets Downtown Denver

    303-446-4829

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    Denver International Airport

    8500 Peña Blvd. East Denver

    303-342-2000

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    Denver Museum of Nature & Science

    2001 Colorado Blvd. Downtown Denver

    303-370-6000

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    Permanent exhibits, including Space Odyssey, Egyptian Mummies, Prehistoric Journey, Botswana Africa Hall, Coors Gem & Mineral Hall, Crane North American Indian Hall, Edge of the Wild, Explore Colorado: From Plains to Peaks and Hall of Life; call for ongoing lectures, classes, tours and other events.
    152 articles
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    The Edge Theater Company

    1560 Teller St., Lakewood West Denver Suburbs

    303-521-8041

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    64 articles
  • Image: El Camino Community Tavern

    El Camino Community Tavern

    3628 W. 32nd Ave., Denver Highland/Lower Highland

    720-889-7946

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    The atmosphere at El Camino is fun and welcoming, and so is the food. While the board is too heavy on things like molten cheese and too light on things like intestines to really sate a craving for authentic Mexican food, it's also not hip like the menu at one of Rick Bayless's upscale Chicago joints. Instead, the food here is unpretentious, pulling from all regions of Mexico — simple fare, influenced by the desires of American palates, that pairs well with El Camino's killer margaritas. They're some of the best in town, as are the nachos.
    17 articles
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    Emily Griffith Technical College

    1860 Lincoln St. Central Denver

    720-423-4702

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    Empower Field at Mile High

    1701 Bryant St. Central Denver

    303-433-7466

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    Facility walking tours, including the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Museum, visitors' locker room, Thunder's stall and more. Tours leave every 30 minutes; reservations encouraged, especially for large groups, 720-258-3888. Tours excluded on holidays and Saturdays prior to Bronco home games.
    7 events 100 articles
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    Fancy Tiger Crafts

    59 Broadway Central Denver

    303-733-3855

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    10 articles

  • Fascinations

    5177 W. 64th Ave., Arvada Northwest Denver Suburbs

    303-412-1128

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    Gaetano's

    3760 Tejon St., Denver Highland/Lower Highland

    303-455-9852

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    Most of the red-sauce joints that once proliferated in northwest Denver have dried up, but Gaetano’s is now more than seventy years old. Of course, it’s gone through some changes over the decades after being founded by the Smaldone mob family, who installed bulletproof glass in the front door and ran illegal poker games in the basement. Gaetano’s is now run by Ron Robinson as a true neighborhood joint, one flavored by the traditions of the past but still very much ready to go another seventy years as a Denver landmark.
    48 articles

  • Golden Gate Canyon State Park

    92 Crawford Gulch Rd., Golden West Denver Suburbs

    303-582-3707

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  • Image: Goodwill

    Goodwill

    21 S. Broadway Central Denver

    303-722-1440

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