Downtown Denver History & Highlights - Small Group Walking Tour
Take a deeper look into Denver and get to know why locals love the Mile High City so much. On this tour, your local guide will show off downtown Denver’s incredible historic architecture and tell you stories of how this pioneer town came to be the capital of Colorado. In addition to seeing the city’s most iconic landmarks including the Capitol State Building and Union Station, you’ll get a chance to see preservation and revitalization side-by-side at historic Larimer Square. Throughout the tour, your guide will make sure to point out the best places to eat, drink, shop, and play in and around Denver!
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Downtown Denver History & Highlights - Small Group Walking Tour
What's included in Downtown Denver History & Highlights - Small Group Walking Tour
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Colorado State Capitol
Our tour begins at the Colorado State Capitol, a beautifully historic building constructed in the late 19th century. Here, you'll meet your guide and hear the beginnings of Denver's rich history.
LoDo
Lower Downtown (known as LoDo to locals) showcases the more modern side of Denver. You'll walk along the 16th Street Mall, home to many sources of entertainment from restaurants to local music. It's the heart of modern Denver!
Your guide will lead you into this wonderfully picturesque, late 19th century hotel where you'll be able to marvel at the one-of-a-kind architecture.
Inclusions
- Local, English-speaking guide
- Gratuities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- At the Colorado Veterans Monument in Lincoln Memorial Park, on the west facing side of Capitol Building, between Lincoln Street and North Broadway.
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Ticket Redemption
Wear comfortable clothes and shoes that you can walk in. The summer months can be especially hot, so please bring sunscreen and a hat. In winter be sure to dress warm, as we’ll be outside for a majority of the tour. Walking may be difficult in snowy or rainy weather. This tour runs year-round and will proceed rain or shine unless such weather constitutes a dangerous situation. In the event of road or attraction closures, your guide will do their best to work around the obstacles or take your tour to alternate locations. If you are driving to the tour, please allow extra time to find parking.