What is there to do in Denver that is cheap and not outdoors?|138009

I_m going to Denver this week and I want to know what is there fun to do there? Something that_s cheap and definitely NOT outdoors (helloooo snow storm!)

Also, I saw a photo of a building in Denver that they light up every year with tons of colorful lights for Christmas. It_s a white building and it_s pretty big. Do they still light it up? What_s the name of it? I thought that might be pretty cool to go see.

Any other ideas?

You want to come to Denver and find something which is fun but yet you don_t like the outdoors, I think you might be visiting the wrong city.

What kind of things do you like doing and what is your price range on _cheap_?

There are plenty of museums and art galleries such as the Denver Museum of Nature and Sciences, Denver Art Museum and Colorado History Museum.

If that is not really what your into then there are plenty of other things to see and do like the Botanic Gardens, Denver Zoo and Downtown Aquarium.

There is also the Denver Mint which offers free tours, Mon-Fri (8am-2pm). If you like shopping then the 16th Street Mall as everything you need including a free shuttle bus to take you from one end to the other. There is also Cherry Creek Mall which is a bit further away but an easy drive.

You might be able to also catch shows at the Performing Arts Center such as ballet, opera and orchestras. If you like stand up comedy then head over to the Comedy Works.

Other places which are worth a look at are the Tattered Book Store, Browns Place and if you like sports then you may be able to catch a Bronco or Nuggets game.

There is Elitch Gardens (Six Flags) theme park, tickets costs between $23 and $45 - but this is outside.

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As for the _big white building_ that would be the Colorado State Capitol Building, which is also worth going to have a look at, it is quite impressive. It is the home of Colorado Legislature and when you walk around the grounds you will see memorials dedicated to the Civil War Veterans, the men who served aboard the U.S.S. Colorado _ Gettysburg, and other Coloradoans who have died on foreign soil. The building is also open to the public Mon-Fri (7am-5:30pm)

There are free days for Colorado residents at museums and cultural events. I posted the link below. If you are not a resident, good excuse to make a new friend. There are some world class exhibits going on--Treasures from the Louvre at the Denver Art Museum, and Titanic at the Natural History Museum, unless that is gone already. There is an Imax theater there, too. There is the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, outside of Denver, but it won_t take up even half a day, and is maybe more for little kids.

A lot of fun things are at least partially out doors, like shopping at Larimer Square, an outside shopping area with restaurants, and Cherry Creek North, for the same. There is an indoor mall at Cherry Creek.

Plus there are outlet shopping malls outside of Denver.

Sometimes on the weekends Panzano_s (an Italian restaurant) offers a little cooking class for not too much money and it comes with lunch.

You could do a spa day at Tallgrass Spa, or at a spa in Downtown Denver, like the Oxford Hotel or Antoine Du Chez

Or rent a car and drive to Vail. The drive will be pretty and safe from the elements, until you get to Vail and you will be walking outside in the Village, which is pretty and fun.

Otherwise, bundle up and brave the cold.
Have fun.

you can go shopping at Park Medows Mall or Cherry Creek Mall and not buy anything! haha! That_s the only way to make it cheap....

I_m sure you have to eat food, go to Casa Bonita, cheap, food is awful but you mainly go for the atmosphere.