1. Head to the mountains (if time)--Take a few hours strolling around Main Street Breckenridge if you have time (about 90 minutes each way)
2. Red Rocks Amphitheatre--good alternative if you don't have time to make it to mountains. 25 minutes from denver. All of Music's Best have played here. Easy hikes to do around Red rocks for exercise.
3. New Union Station Downtown--Just renovated this year. Great Bar called the Terminal in Union Station. shuffleboard in middle of station. great restaurants. Favorite Brewery, Denver Beer company, is 5 minute Walk--try the pretzels. Then Head up to LOHI for drinks or Dinner (Linger rooftop is great, forest room 5 or A speakeasy called Williams and Grahm--need reserv. for all)
4. WALK AROUND DOWNTOWN THINGS TO CHECK OFF: 16TH STREET MALL, THE BEAR, LARIMER SQUARE, LODO Our Fav. Restaurants/bars 16th Street Mall: ROCK BOTTOM Larimer: Osteria Marco LoDo: VIEW HOUSE
5. Coors Brewery Tour--get there before it opens to avoid longer lines. Then spend an hour or two walking around Golden's cute downtown (was Colorado's first capitol..also great hikes and tubing around Golden
HONORABLE MENTION: Waterworld Waterpark (15 min Drive), Aquarium, Elitches Amusement Park, Denver Art Museum, Colorado History Museum, Rockies Game on Monday August 3rd. Best Bar Not Downtown: Punchbowl Social (5 min from downtown--easy cab)
