Family Guidebook
Sightseeing
LOVE this place. Great place for parents and kids alike to just walk around and see all the beautiful flowers and plants. Lesser known features of this place is a cute kids garden (above the parking garage), art gallery, and small library.
1100 locals recommend
Denver Botanic Gardens
1007 York StLOVE this place. Great place for parents and kids alike to just walk around and see all the beautiful flowers and plants. Lesser known features of this place is a cute kids garden (above the parking garage), art gallery, and small library.
It is a little more expensive than other museums but it is really neat. In addition to all the sharks and fish they also have a tiger exhibit. Able to pet a sting ray and sometimes jellyfish at the end.
492 locals recommend
Downtown Aquarium
700 Water StIt is a little more expensive than other museums but it is really neat. In addition to all the sharks and fish they also have a tiger exhibit. Able to pet a sting ray and sometimes jellyfish at the end.
Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
2121 Children's Museum Dr
Denver Zoo
2300 Steele StReally unique place to visit with beautiful views of Denver skyline. There are a lot of trails connected to this area as well.
1973 locals recommend
Red Rocks amphitheater
18300 West Alameda ParkwayReally unique place to visit with beautiful views of Denver skyline. There are a lot of trails connected to this area as well.
Free Activities
O'Kane Park
7101 W 1st AveOur local park, walkable from our house.
Beautiful place to take a long walk, usually will see lots of different birds, ducks and turtles. The Lakewood Heritage Center area is connected by the paths as well as small unique playground that is a bunch of boulders to climb on. Also close to Belmar Library.
16 locals recommend
Belmar Park
801 S Wadsworth BlvdBeautiful place to take a long walk, usually will see lots of different birds, ducks and turtles. The Lakewood Heritage Center area is connected by the paths as well as small unique playground that is a bunch of boulders to climb on. Also close to Belmar Library.
A very well known park in south Denver that has 2 large lakes and lots of things to do!
738 locals recommend
Washington Park
A very well known park in south Denver that has 2 large lakes and lots of things to do!
Really cute downtown. Right in the edge of the downtown is a beautiful walk that follows the River. In the summer you will see lots of people inter tubing down the river.
44 locals recommend
Downtown Golden
Washington AvenueReally cute downtown. Right in the edge of the downtown is a beautiful walk that follows the River. In the summer you will see lots of people inter tubing down the river.
Huge shopping mall. If its a rainy day this is nice place to walk around with kids. There is a carousel and small train that our kids love as well as a play space.
52 locals recommend
Colorado Mills
14500 W Colfax AveHuge shopping mall. If its a rainy day this is nice place to walk around with kids. There is a carousel and small train that our kids love as well as a play space.
Neighborhoods
If you want to take a quick trip up to the mountains this is only 40 minutes away. Beau Jo's Pizza is a Colorado classic. Also there is a place called Buffalo Overlook on the way to Idaho Springs off i-70 were you can pull off and see roaming buffalo (no promises though... they aren't always out)
164 locals recommend
Idaho Springs
If you want to take a quick trip up to the mountains this is only 40 minutes away. Beau Jo's Pizza is a Colorado classic. Also there is a place called Buffalo Overlook on the way to Idaho Springs off i-70 were you can pull off and see roaming buffalo (no promises though... they aren't always out)
Check out Chautauqua Park and the Dushanbe Tea House. The downtown usually has street performers that are fun to watch.
414 locals recommend
Boulder
Check out Chautauqua Park and the Dushanbe Tea House. The downtown usually has street performers that are fun to watch.