Denver Museum of Nature and Science, located in City Park, is the city’s largest cultural attraction drawing almost 2-million visitors annually. Built in 1900, it is the home to the IMAX Theater and Prehistoric Journey, an interactive time warp into the dinosaur age. The museum has also played host to such famous exhibits as The Aztecs and The Imperial Tombs of China. The Denver Art Museum displays two floors of Native American artifacts, and also offers a smart mixture of Asian art and contemporary design. The building itself, a modern interpretation of a fortified castle, is a stunning piece of architecture. Recent renovations added a restaurant and viewing space for larger installations. History buffs will enjoy the Colorado History Museum, as it recounts the lost days when cowboys and indians ruled the plains and the gold rush inspired a nation to dream of riches.

Denver also contains a wealth of fascinating special interest museums. The Molly Brown House chronicles the legendary exploits of the “unsinkable Molly Brown,” a RMS Titanic survivor and prominent Denver citizen. In the Five Points neighborhood, stop by the Black American West Museum for an intriguing account of the African-American effort on the frontier. Appropriately, the museum is located in the old home of Colorado’s first African-American female physician. Golden offers the Colorado Rail Museum, a 12-acre outdoor venue with over 50 antique locomotives on display, and the Buffalo Bill Museum, atop Lookout Mountain, honors the riotous life and legend of William Cody while offering astonishing views of the city.

Black American West Museum and Heritage Center
3091 California Street
Denver, Colorado 80205
(303)292-2566

The center, located in the Dr. Justina Ford House, boasts materials and exhibits explaining the heritage of blacks in the West.

Buffalo Bill Museum
987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Road
Golden, Colorado 80401
(303)526-0744
www.buffalobill.org
See the grave and museum of William F. Cody. Objects include Sitting Bull’s bow and arrows, Buffalo Bill’s show outfits, and Frederick Remington’s “Portrait of a Ranch Hand.”

Byers-Evans House and Denver History Museum
1310 Bannock Street
Denver, Colorado 80204
(303)620-4933
www.coloradohistory.org/hist_sites/Byers_Evans/byers_evans.htm
A visit to the Byers-Evans House Museum includes guided tours and a video on the Byers and Evans families. Another interpretive feature of the house is the Denver History Museum, located in the renovated carriage house. It incorporates both hands-on elements and traditional exhibit displays highlighting Denver’s colorful and diverse past.

Colorado History Museum
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
(303)866-3682
www.coloradohistory.org
Imagine covered wagons, a rendezvous of fur traders, Indian buffalo hunts, mining the Rocky Mountains and life in early Denver. Colorado’s own museum features collections of photographs, artifacts and documents. Dioramas and changing exhibitions bring history to life

Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy
Denver, CO 80204
(720)865-5000
www.denverartmuseum.org
The Denver Art Museum is world famous for its American Indian art collection. Visitors can view outstanding architecture, graphics and design galleries, or explore stunning Asian, Modern & Contemporary art, pre-Columbian, and Spanish Colonial galleries.

Denver Botanic Gardens
1005 York Street
Denver, Colorado 80206
(720)865-3500
www.botanicgardens.org
Whether you visit Denver Botanic Gardens to relax under the shade of the enormous weeping willow in the Japanese Garden, to learn from a class or expert lecture, to listen to breezy, cool jazz on a hot summer night or tour the winter wonderland created by Blossoms of Light, we hope you’ll find that Denver Botanic Gardens is more than just a beautiful garden.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science
2001 Colorado Boulevard
Denver, Colorado 80205
(303)322-7009
www.dmns.org
Home of the Gates Planeterium and the IMAX Theater, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is packed with information relating to the world around us. With programs for the young and old alike, the Museum will keep you entertained, and learning, for hours!

Denver Public Library
10 W.Fourteenth Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
(720)865-1111

The Denver Public Library (DPL) is the information resource for the people of Denver and the greater metro area. It also acts as the official Resource Center for the state of Colorado and is a regional depository for publications of the U.S. government. The Library is world-renowned for its collection of western Americana and its model Children’s Library.

Denver Urban Gardens
3377 Blake Street
Unit 113
Denver CO 80205
(303)292-9900
www.dug.org
As a nonprofit organization, DUG operates and assists with the creation and management of over 60 metro-area community gardens and small parks.

Denver Zoo
2300 Steele Street
Denver, CO 80205
(303)376-4800
www.denverzoo.org
The Denver Zoo is home to 3,500 animals representing more than 600 different species. During a Zoo visit you can see rare amur leopards, black rhinoceros, coral reef fish, elephants, zebras, vampire bats, gorillas and more!

Four Mile Historic Park
715 South Forest Street
Denver, CO 80205
www.fourmilepark.org
This 12-acre rural site is home to Denver’s oldest house, Four Mile House, a city landmark that is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1859, Four Mile House once served as a stage stop, wayside inn, and tavern. Four Mile Historic Park offers a wide range of programs that include: school/youth programs, heritage and special events, and guided house and grounds. The park is dedicated to presenting programs that celebrate the diversity of the men, women, and children who lived and worked in the West.

Mizel Museum of Judaica
400 S. Kearney St.
Denver, CO
www.mizelmuseum.org
Permanent and changing exhibits illustrate the Jewish historical, artistic and cultural heritage.

Molly Brown House Museum
1340 Pennsylvania Street
Denver, Colorado 80203
(303)832-4092
www.mollybrown.org
Costumed guides lead visitors through the 1889 home of the “Unsinkable Molly Brown,” a survivor of the Titanic sinking.

Museo de las Americas
861 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 571-4401
www.museo.org
The museum preserves and interprets the art, history and culture of Latinos in the Americas.

National Western Stock Show and Rodeo
4655 Humboldt St.
Denver, CO 80216
(303) 297-1166

Nearly 100 years old, and bigger than ever, the National Western has been recognized by the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame as one of the top 100 events of the year in the U.S. by the American Business Association, and named Rodeo of the Year by Events Business News Magazine.

Ocean Journey
4655 Humboldt St.
Denver, CO 80216
(303) 297-1166

Denver’s interactive aquarium and the only marine sciences center in an eight-state region. Explore waters and wildlife from the Continental Divide to the Sea of Cortez, and from an Indonesian rain forest to the depths of the Pacific Ocean.