3 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
12 people
English
On our Secret Food Tour: Denver – Downtown, you'll enjoy a variety of classic local foods. Our experienced guides will take you on a culinary adventure along the historic streets made famous by prospectors, miners, and early American entrepreneurs during the Colorado Gold Rush. On your journey, you'll hear thrilling tales of confidence men, saloon girls, and bank robbers while sampling mouthwatering local specialties that pay tribute to both our proud past as well as our thriving modern food scene. Today, Denver is one of the fastest growing cities in America, and we cannot wait to share with you the incredibly rich and ethnically diverse culinary world that awaits in The Mile High City.
Ballpark is a lively area centered on Coors Field, home to the Colorado Rockies baseball team, with views of the mountains from some upper seats. Around the stadium, brewpubs and pizzerias mix with laid-back jazz clubs and rooftop bars with expansive views.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
This building was constructed by madam Jennie Rogers in 1889 and became the classiest bordello in the Rocky Mountain West. Another famous pleasure queen, Mattie Silks, operated the business from 1911 until it was closed by federal edict in about 1915. The building was a Buddhist temple and warehouse from 1920 until 1998.
• Admission Ticket Free
Coors Field is the ballpark of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies. Opened in 1995, the park is located in Denver’s Lower Downtown neighborhood, two blocks from Union Station. The stadium has a capacity of 50,144 people for baseball.
• Admission Ticket Free
Found at the heart of Denver, Lower Downtown – aka LoDo – is the perfect blend of nostalgia and modernity. This bustling neighborhood is home to nearly 100 restaurants, clubs, galleries, shops, and hospitality businesses, making it the perfect place to explore for residents and tourists alike. LoDo’s rich history dates back to 1858, when gold was discovered at the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
This historic block located in Denver’s LoDo neighborhood was once home to Windsor Dairy, and is now a vibrant micro-district that boasts 15 shops, 19 restaurants, seven bars, a luxury co-working space, and a 172-room boutique hotel.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
From its original 1881 incarnation as the Denver Union Depot to its 2014 rebirth as the cultural heart of the Mile High City, Union Station has taken many different forms over the years. Today it serves as Denver’s main railway station and central transportation hub as well as a vibrant space for staying, eating, gathering and shopping.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
The Oxford Hotel opened in 1891 and is now Denver’s oldest surviving hotel. Developed by brewer Adolph Zang and designed by architect Frank Edbrooke, the hotel originally provided a luxurious stay for travelers passing through nearby Union Station. After being restored and revitalized in the early 1980s by Charles Calloway and Dana Crawford, the Oxford became one of Denver’s first modern boutique hotels and an anchor of Lower Downtown’s revival.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Rockmount Ranch Wear was started in Denver by “Papa” Jack Weil in 1946. Over the years the company has played a leading role in the development of Western wear, as it was the first company to put snaps on Western shirts and the first to commercially produce bolo ties. The Smithsonian and the Autry Museum of the American West have Rockmount items in their collections. The company is still family owned, and Jack was the world’s oldest CEO, going to work every day until his passing at 107.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
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