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• The Denver Museum of Nature and Science: travel the world without leaving Denver

• Larimer Square remains the heart of Denver

• Denver Center for the Performing Arts sets the stage for great times

• St. Julien Hotel indulges body and soul

• Elitch Gardens has hot thrills, cool spills

• City Park: an oasis of green in the Mile High City

• The Children's Museum: a place for kids to learn and have fun while doing it.

• The Colorado Ballet keeps on dancing

• The Museum of Contemporary Arts Denver brings a rotating series of exhibitions to the Mile High City!

• Wash Park: great for tennis, jogging - or doing nothing in style

Colorado History Museum: a young state's rich past brought to light

Colorado History Museum: a young state's rich past brought to light
If you've never been to the Colorado History Museum, you might think a state as young as Colorado wouldn't have much of a past. Well, think again.

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Opera Colorado blends new, old, serious and silly

Opera Colorado blends new, old, serious and silly
Those who think of opera as stuffy entertainment might want to check out one of Opera Colorado's productions to see why this traditional art form can be fun.

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Water World: one of America's top water parks

Water World: one of America's top water parks
At Water World, when you’re out in the newly revamped Thunder Bay and the Big Wave finally sweeps over you like a tsunami, you’ll probably live to tell about it — and then to come back for more.

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The Boulder Theater: Art Deco jewel hosts latest acts

The Boulder Theater: Art Deco jewel hosts latest acts
When you walk inside the historic Boulder Theater, you may feel as though you're transported to another time. In fact, you can catch the newest live acts in one of Boulder's oldest and most recognizable venues.

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Colorado Symphony Orchestra: a classical blast

Colorado Symphony Orchestra: a classical blast
The Colorado Symphony Orchestra showcases such superstars as pianist Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma while playing all the great works of classical music that you might expect from a major, big-city symphonic orchestra. But the orchestra delivers much else besides.

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The Butterfly Pavilion: worth winging in for a visit

The Butterfly Pavilion: worth winging in for a visit
Wait patiently at the Butterfly Pavilion and you may find yourself a landing pad for a Blue Morph, with its pretty, pastel colors — or maybe a Monarch, all orange and black, like Halloween on wings.

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Denver's Botanic Gardens: It's never out of season

Denver's Botanic Gardens: It's never out of season
At the Denver Botanic Gardens, there's always something to see because there's always something in bloom — from the dead of winter to the dog days of summer, 365 days of the year.

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The Boulder Pearl Street Mall: almost magical

The Boulder Pearl Street Mall: almost magical
Some call Boulder’s downtown mall a three-ring circus that never stops. People come from across Colorado, the United States and the whole world to watch colorful buskers squeeze themselves inside little boxes or perform magic shows and for an indefinable something else.

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The Denver Zoo: a great way to spend the day

The Denver Zoo: a great way to spend the day
Where else but the Denver Zoo could you see a rhinoceros that paints with a brush? Come say hello to a three-ton artist named Mshindi.

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The Denver Aquarium: Visit the ocean close to home

The Denver Aquarium: Visit the ocean close to home
You love the sea and all its creatures — but here you are in landlocked Denver, 1,000 miles away from the waves. No problem. The Denver Aquarium brings the ocean habitat to you.

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