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

• St. Julien Hotel indulges body and soul

• Opera Colorado blends new, old, serious and silly

• The Denver Aquarium: Visit the ocean close to home

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

• The Colorado Ballet keeps on dancing

• Elitch Gardens has hot thrills, cool spills

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

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

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

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 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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Larimer Square remains the heart of Denver

Larimer Square remains the heart of Denver
Larimer Square began as Denver's very first block, and this stretch of upscale shops and restaurants between 14th and 15th streets still thumps as Denver's heart.

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

The Museum of Contemporary Arts Denver brings a rotating series of exhibitions to the Mile High City!
The Museum of Contemporary Arts Denver strives to bring the hottest new art to a city once called a cow town.

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

Wash Park: great for tennis, jogging - or doing nothing in style
Although these 165 acres of trees, grass and small lakes where waterfowl congregate in noisy flocks were named after our first president, everyone just calls it Wash Park.

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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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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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