Tours of the City
Walking Tours
Recorded CD walking tours of Lower Downtown are on sale at the Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau, Downtown (see Tourist Information).
LoDo District Inc (tel: (303) 628 5428; website: www.lodo.org/walk-tour-info.htm), a non-profit community organisation, gives walking tours of Lower Downtown every Saturday at 1000, from mid-June through mid-October. Tours cost US$5 and take between one and a half and two hours, meeting at the front of Union Station, on the corner of 17th Street and Wynkoop Street.
The Colorado Historical Society (tel: (303) 866 3682; website: www.coloradohistory.org) offers walking tours of various historic buildings and sites in the city, on a variety of changing themes. These two-hour tours cost around US$35 and take place on Saturday morning, from June through September. Departure points vary depending on the theme of the walk and these are published online.
Bus Tours
The Cultural Connection Trolley takes in most of the city’s main attractions. It operates from Memorial Day (late May) to Labor Day (early September). The all-day pass costs US$16 and includes a two-hour tour and discounts at attractions. Visitors can get on and off the bus throughout the day. Trolleys leave from Cherry Creek and Denver Pavilions in Downtown at 0830. But tourists can pick one up at any point on the circuit. The last tour begins at 1530 and ends at 1730. Tickets are available for purchase from the driver. Free pick-up from outlying hotels is available. The trolley is operated by Gray Line of Denver (tel: (303) 289 2841 or (800) 348 6877; fax: (303) 286 7052; e-mail: denvergrayline@mindspring.com; website: www.coloradograyline.com). Gray Line also offers a Denver City Tour, costing US$30, which takes three-and-a-half hours and covers all the major sites. Tours run daily all year at 0830. There is also a four-hour Mountain Parks Tour, costing US$30, which takes in the foothills, Red Rocks, Golden and Lookout Mountain. Tours run daily all year at 1330, and there is a discount for combined tours.
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Tours of the City