Send your suggestions to Patty!
Museums (the changes will amaze you)
Denver Art Museum 720-865-5000 -- central
Denver Museum of Nature and Science 303-322-7009 (formerly the
Natural History Museum) City Park
Children's Museum and a Spectacular REI with Climbing Wall 303-433-7444
-- central
Aviation Museum at New Lowry 303-360-5360 -- Hangar #1 at what
used to be Lowry Air Base
Colorado History Museum 303-866-2604 -- central
Historical
Molly Brown House 303-832-4092 -- central
Byers Evans House 303-620-4933 central
Buckhorn Exchange (restaurant) 303-535-9505 (liquor license #1.
Memorabilia) -- central
Old But NEW
New Main Library 720-865-1111--"Check out the map room.
Way cool!" central
Start at Union Station and walk around Lo-Do many shops
and restaurants-- central
Botanic Gardens 720-865-3500 10th and York SW of City
Park
DU "unrecognizable." New Ritchie Center. From
4th floor porch great views of Front Range
Denver Zoo 303-534-6333 City Park
Gates Planetarium (re-done and outstanding!) 303-370-6351
City Park at the museum
IMAX Theater 303-370-6322 City Park at the museum
Elitch's (Six Flags Elitch Gardens) 303-595-4386 -- now near downtown
Head for the Hills (or Foothills)
Red Rocks Amphitheater (has been revamped!) near Morrison
Ship Rock Restaurant at Red Rocks (clips from the shows that have
been at Red Rocks + great view)
Dinosaur Ridge "fantastic new signage" -- Morrison
303-697-3466 (combine with Red Rocks)
Tiny Town and Railroad 303-697-6829 outside of Morrison
Georgetown Loop Narrow Gauge Railroad -- Georgetown (about an
hour west of Denver on I-70)
Blackhawk / Central City -- gambling about an hour out of
Denver
All New (especially if you haven't been here for awhile)
Coors Field 303-762-5437 -- central
Rockies Games at Coors Field 800-388-7625 (Rockies v Padres 1pm
Sat)
Invesco Field at Mile Hi (if you drive the central Valley Highway,
you can't miss it)
Bicycle along Cherry Creek to Confluence Park -- central
Confluence Park Whitewater Kayaking (byo kayak or just watch)
-- central
Ocean Journey Aquarium 303-561-4450 -- central
Butterfly Pavilion (call for times when they release the new butterflies)
303-469-5441 north suburban
Lowry Ice Rink -- open to the public -- at what used to be Lowry
AFB
Shopping
Cherry Creek Mall and North Cherry Creek 1 _ miles south
of SW corner of City Park
Tattered Cover Bookstore North Cherry Creek
Old Standbys
Coors Brewery 303-277-2337 in Golden, west of town
Larimer Square shops and restaurants central
Anyone for Golf?
Here is a list of golf courses throughout the metro area. There are countless more if people want to dig a little. You should mention that anyone interested in playing should call at least a week in advance to see when they need to sign up (Tuesday for Saturday, Wednesday for Sunday, etc.)
Westminster: Hyland Hills, 9650 Sheridan
Blvd, 303.428.6526
Aurora: Mira
Vista, 10110 E. Golfers Way, 303.340.1520
Englweood: South Suburban,
7900 S. Colo. Blvd. 303.770.5500
Denver: Kennedy,
10500 E. Hampden Ave, 303.755.0105
Wellshire,
3333 S. Colo. Blvd. 303.692.5636
Parker: Canterberry,
11400 Canterberry Pkwy, 303.840.3100
See How So Much Looks (or HAS) Changed
Lowry AFB 6th Ave, east of central gone. All new
development
Stapleton Intl Airport 32nd and Quebec gone. All new
development. (32nd now Martin Luther King Blvd)
Drive by your old junior high
Visit your old neighborhood shopping center
Try to find where the old E Colfax Holiday Drive-In was (or any
old hang-outs!)
Find 10 people who still know what you mean when you say "Valley
Highway"
Drive by the house you grew up in (does it look smaller?)
Find the church that had "The Cellar"
And the one that had "The Barn"
How about the Tower Theater -- or whatever theater where you got
your first kiss across the arm-rest.
Some of the old parking spots south and east of Stapleton are
rumored to still be there is yours?
The Music Scene, Past and Present from the Colorado Music Page, devoted to music from the 60's and 70's
Cars
If into antique cars, there is a old car parts Swap Meet on Saturday at Bandimere Drag Strip in Morrison. There is also a two day Swap Meet in Loveland at the county fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday. If interested and need more information contact Lee Johnson at wesjohnson1@prodigy.net or call him at 303-789-8467.
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