Denver Things to Do

The University Of Denver is the home to some of the best performance arts talent, with venues such as the Frederic C. Hamilton Family Recital Hall at the Newman Center is one of them. Used mainly by the faculty and students of... more

Regis University is a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education with a goal of providing young men and women with education consistent with Judeo-Christian principles. The university has around 16,000 enrolled students. I... more

Water World offers rides that range from steep slippery slides to raft rides down the "Lazy River." The wave pool is ideal for wading, and Wally World, with geysers and shallow water slides, is a perfect water introduction for... more

St. Elizabeth's, the second oldest church in the Denver area, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Established by Franciscan friars and nuns in 1878, the beautiful stone landmark is located in downtown Denver... more

Located in downtown Denver, Holy Ghost Churchalso serves as a homeless shelter. The building, which in 1905 was nothing but a basement foundation, now displays a beautiful Renaissance exterior with blonde bricks and tan-colored... more

The University of Denver is an independent university, not to be mistaken with the University of Colorado at Denver or 'CU Denver'. The majority of this campus stretches across 124 acres of beautifully landscaped terrain and of... more

This library, a post-modern structure full of turrets and odd geometrical shapes, is a bastion to knowledge. Internally, the academic atmosphere of each study area is indicative of individual moods. Six of the ten floors of the... more

For over 90 years, Greek Orthodox Cathedral has been a spiritual haven for the local Greek community. The church's original goal was to simply offer immigrants a place to perpetuate religion, but today it is a center of cultura... more

This park, which once served as a Denver cemetery in the late 1800s, features a west facing marble acropolis that offers incredible mountain views and opens onto the beautiful grounds of the park, which includes the Denver Bot... more

This 314-acre expanse of garden, greenery, fountains, ponds and fine sculpture, located just east of downtown, is home to the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Built in the early 1900s as part of the popul... more