Denver Museums
Denver Art Museum
Presents a variety of international art throughout the year including traveling exhibits and displays from the museum's permanent collection.
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
(720) 865-5000
Museum open daily 10 am - 5 pm, late opening on Friday until 8pm.
$13 Adult, $5 child, $10 student and senior.
* Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver Botanic Gardens, a top-ranked US botanical garden, offers spectacular garden displays (including the Mordecai Children’s Garden), outdoor art exhibits, gardening classes and workshops.
Also have gardens in Chatfield and Mount Goliath (check website for details).
1007 York St., Denver, CO 80206
(720) 865-3500
Museum open daily from 9am-5pm.
Adults $12.50, Senior (65+) $9.50, Students and Children (3-15) $9, Children (0-2) free.
* Denver Children’s Museum
Features interactive playscapes where children can touch and explore, try out roles and pretend.
2121 Children's Museum Dr Denver, CO 80211
(303) 433-7444
Museum open 9am-4pm on Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri, 9am-7.30pm Wed and 10am-5pm Sat & Sun.
Children Age 1: $7, Ages 2-59 $9, Senior $7.
Denver History Museum
As the designated steward of Colorado history, we aspire to engage people in our State’s heritage through collecting, preserving, and discovering the past in order to educate and provide perspectives for the future.
1200 Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 447-8679
Museum open Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
$10 Adult, $8 senior, $6 child (age 6+), children under 5 are free.
* Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Natural history exhibitions, IMAX and planetarium shows, activities, and lectures that explore the wonders of science, Colorado, Earth, and the universe.
2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
(303) 370 6000
Museum open daily 9 am - 5 pm
$13 Adult, $8 Child and Student, $10 Senior. IMAX $8-$10, Planetarium $12 to $18, combination tickets are available with a lower total cost.
* Denver Zoo
The Denver Zoo is an 80-acre facility located in City Park of Denver, Colorado, USA. Founded in 1896, it is owned by the City and County of Denver and funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
2300 Steele St Denver, CO 80205
(720) 337-1400
Museum open daily from 10am-5pm.
Adults $15, Senior (65+) $12, Children (3-11) $10, Children (2 and under) free
* Downtown Aquarium
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Downtown Aquarium is a public aquarium and restaurant, its freshwater and marine aquaria total approximately 1,000,000 US gallons (3,785,000 l), and exhibit a variety of fish and other animals.
700 Water Street, Denver, CO 80211
(303) 561-4450
Museum hours: Sun-Thur 10am-9pm, Fri & Sat 10am-9.30pm.
Restaurant hours: Sun-Thur 11am-9pm, Fri & Sat 11am-10pm.
Museum price Adults $17.99, seniors (65+) $16.99, children (3-11) $11.99 children (2 and under) free
*Wings over the Rockies, Air & Space Museum
The Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum (WOR) is located 40,000 sq ft (4,000 m2) Hangar #1 on the former grounds of Lowry Air Force Base. The museum preserves the history of Lowry AFB's operations from 1938 to 1994 in its collections, archives, and research library. Features of the museum's collection includes Colorado Aviation Historical Society's Alexander Eaglerock biplane built in Englewood, USAF's B-1A Lancer bomber, and many other military and generation aircraft.
7711 E Academy Blvd #1, Denver, CO 80230
(303) 360-5360
Museum open daily from 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm.
Adults $11, Seniors and active military and veterans (65+) $9, children (4-12) $6, children (3 and under) free.
Things to do in and around Denver