Denver
Located at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is one of America's most beautiful cities. With 300 days of sunshine a year, Denver is a lively city with a great love of the outdoors. Denver has the nation's largest city park system, 90 golf courses and an incredible 650 miles of paved bike trails. But Denver is also a cultural and sophisticated city.
Denver has the tenth largest downtown in the U.S.- a bustling area centered around a mile-long pedestrian promenade that is lined with outdoor cafes and flower baskets. Down every street there are mountain views. The mountain panorama visible from Denver is 120 miles long and includes nearly 200 named peaks. Downtown Denver is home to three new sports stadiums, 300 restaurants, a restored historic district filled with 90 bars and brewpubs, a collection of museums, a variety of galleries and shopping, the second largest performing arts center in the nation, three college campuses and even a unique downtown amusement park, Six Flags Elitch Gardens.
Denver boasts seven professional sports teams including basketball, baseball, football, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, and rugby. In addition, Denver has horse racing, dog racing, a Grand Prix and one of the world's largest rodeos.
Denver has one of the highest educated populations in America and a great love of the arts including the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Performing Arts Complex which is the second largest in the nation. Denver also has an amazing collection of museums including the Denver Zoo, the Downtown Aquarium and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
On the entertainment side, Denver brews more beer than any other city, brewing 80 different beers. LoDo is Denver's hip downtown historic district where restored Victorian buildings house more than 90 sports bars, brew pubs, jazz clubs and restaurants. Denver has a growing music scene including the famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre, a 9,000-seat arena carved out of gigantic red rock boulders.
