General Reminders: Fainting is Not an Option
- Drink lots of water and take Advil/Ibuprofen or Tylenol before you arrive and when you arrive (It’s a mile high city literally we’re at altitude)
- Wear sunscreen when outside (we actually get more sunshine days annually than Florida)
- We have no humidity, so if you need those humidity feels bring extra hand lotion
Transportation
Denver Int’l Airport (home of the Demon blue horse)
- DIA is undergoing construction in the terminal (so make sure you read signs and allow extra time on the return flight to check-in, figure out where the ride sharing floor is for pick-up etc.)
https://www.flydenver.com/about/improvements/great_hall/construction https://www.flydenver.com/parking_transit/transit/mobile-app-services - I-70 main thoroughfare getting from airport to Denver is also undergoing construction of multiple lanes (allow extra time to and from if you are ride-sharing or rental caring)
https://www.codot.gov/projects/i70east - Easiest way to get to and from Hilton City Center and the airport is the A line train to Union Station from Level 5 of the terminal south end near Westin (45 min only 5 stops, then take the free mall ride to California Street)
https://www.rtd-denver.com/services/airport - Where to eat like a local in the airport:
- Hometown favorites in every Concourse: Snooze, Breckinridge Brewery, Brothers BBQ, Snarf’s Sandwiches, New Belgium Brewing, Steve’s Snapping Dogs, Etai’s Bakery Café, Elway’s, Denver Chophouse, Great Divide Brewing, Little Man Ice Cream, Rootdown Restaurant, Dazbog Coffee, and Tamales by La
- Also check out Park on the Plaza if you want some open air at the
Covid-19 Information for Denver
- https://www.denvergov.org/Government/COVID-19-Information
- https://www.denvergov.org/Government/COVID-19-Information/Guidance-Resources/Businesses/Whats- Opened-and-Whats-Closed
Please be Responsible.
- https://www.colorado.com/articles/staying-right-side-marijuana-laws
- https://www.denvergov.org/Government/Departments/Marijuana-Information/Marijuana-Information- for-Residents-Visitors-and-Business-Owners
Generalist Best of Local Resources
- Thrillist – https://www.thrillist.com/denver Eater – https://denver.eater.com/
- 303 Magazine – https://303magazine.com/
- 5280 Magazine – https://www.5280.com/
Our Colorado Native list of best of the best
Sites and Scenes
- Red Rocks (any concert or film), Chautauqua Amphitheater, or The Mission Ballroom
- Take your best selfie’s https://www.thedenverear.com/instagramable-spots-denver/ or https://www.5280.com/2019/07/10-instagrammable-spots-to-seek-out-in-denver/
- Mural Tours in RiNo and Scooter Tours of the City
- Visit any of our iconic parks – Cheesman, Congress, Wash, City, Civic Center
I’m a Little Bit Country
- Rockmount Ranchwear store
- The Grizzly Rose
- The Stampede in Aurora
Family Friendly
- Denver Zoo
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- Children’s Museum
- Denver Center for Performing Arts
- History Colorado Museum
- Walking the Brown Palace hotel and Ship Tavern restaurant
- Tattered Cover Bookstore
- Colorado Rockies Baseball and McGregor Square
Restaurants and Drinks FOMO
- Any of the multiple food halls (we love’m here and Avanti is right at the top of the town)
- Just a few speakeasies you’ll love (B&GC or Williams &Graham get high marks for atmosphere)
- We enjoy a good Rooftop: Tamayo, El Five, The Woods, Avanti, 54Thirty
- Our favorite watering holes: Death & Co, Hudson Hill, Fort Greene, The Family Jones, Cruise Room, The Peaks Lounge at Hyatt Regency, The Cooper Lounge at Union Station, Forest Room 5, Bar Fausto, Infinite Monkey Theorem, Bigsby’s Folly, The Nickel, Stranahan’s or Coors after we take the tour, Stem Ciders
- Because there’s never enough coffee or non-alcoholic options: Huckleberry Roasters, Crema, City O City, Steam Espresso Bar, Elevated Seltzer, Corvus Coffee Roasters, Black Eye Coffee, Amethyst Coffee, Aviano Coffee, Pig Train
- Foodie stops you’ll love to eat: Little Man Ice cream, Cart Driver, Annette, Q House, Sushi Rama or Izakaya Den, Bar Dough, Meadowlark Kitchen, Nocturne, Vital Root, Steuben’s, Ace Eat Serve, Linger, Lola’s, Uncle, Rioja, ChoLon, Tavernetta, Work & Class, Safta, Jax Fish House, Rootdown, D-Bar, Jelly, Snooze, The Kitchen, True Food Kitchen, Tupelo Honey, Guard and Grace, Bacon Social House, La Loma, Sunday Vinyl, Super Mega Bien, Linger, Avelina, Los Chingones, Cherry Cricket
- We’re really serious about our beer here: Ratio Beerworks, Blackshirt Brewing, First Draft Taproom, Our Mutual Friend Brewing, Blue Moon Brewery, Epic Brewing Company, Great Divide Brewing, Denver Beer Company, Wynkoop Brewery, Little Machine, 10 Barrel Brewing, Zuni Street Brewing, Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery