Hey boys and girls I'm spending the week in Denver visiting family and it occurs to me that I have no idea what else there is to do/see/eat in the area while I'm here. I would sure hate to find out after I leave that the world's largest square nail museum was one block away and I never knew it. Theoretically you're all familiar with your hometown gems and I thought maybe this would be a good place to point them out. Granted this has the potential to turn into a Mad Libs or "add your three words" thread (which is also fine) but its worth a shot.

Example: When in Camarillo you must visit the CAF museum or get Tri-tip sammiches on Friday from Waypoint Cafe.

Lets see what ya got.
SD

When dropping in on a hunting camp in the bush, you must bring along a fresh newspaper and some fresh produce.

denalipilot wrote:When dropping in on a hunting camp in the bush, you must bring along a fresh newspaper and some fresh produce.

When in Denver, you must drive to Boulder and visit Eldorado Canyon and climb the Bastille...

Marc

When in "California", you must "bend over"…. Couldn't resist

But, if this is about places to eat, Las Casuela's in Indian Wells. Great Tacos, rice and beans.

237

When in Denver, you must eat at Casa Bonita. Or so I learned from the TV show South Park.... When in South Park we usually eat at the Clearwater, in downtown Guffey ....

Thanks. cubscout

When in southern Oregon, you must visit Crater Lake national park...

In Denver, there are lots and lots of good places to eat. Casa Bonita is NOT one of them. It's fun, especially for kids, and their sopapillas are outstanding, but as Mexican food goes, CB's is at the bottom of the barrel.

In the Denver area (not in Denver), the Coors Brewery in Golden has a neat tour. A day trip through Estes Park to Rocky Mountain National Park is outstanding. The Peak to Peak highway is a nice day trip, also--takes you through the weird little towns of Ward and Nederland. If you're into bird watching at all, go to Barr Lake and watch the eagles--you need binoculars. Farther south, take the cog railway up Pikes Peak--that's a fabulous ride--or take the Georgetown Loop railway west of Denver at (of all places) Georgetown--which is incidentally a fascinating little town to wander through.

If you're interested in gambling, the towns of Blackhawk and Central City are not all that far from Denver. Central City has some fascinating history--home of the face on the barroom floor, Baby Doe Tabor, Unsinkable Molly Brown, etc.

In Denver, if it was later in the Spring, I'd say spend some time at Elitch's, a first class amusement park. If you want a nostalgic amusement park, Lakeside is one--takes you back about 60 years. There's the Forney transportation museum. There's the Wings Over The Rockies aviation museum, which keeps getting better.

Just some ideas--I'm not much of a Denver booster--it's just too darned big for me.

Cary

In Denver, there are lots and lots of good places to eat. Casa Bonita is NOT one of them. It's fun, especially for kids, and their sopapillas are outstanding, but as Mexican food goes, CB's is at the bottom of the barrel.

Cary is correct, of course, as usual. Sometimes it's difficult to convey sarcasm/snarky tone: One of the limitations of online text (vs. face-to-face in the back booth of your favourite tavern or coffee shop). The emoticons help a little, and with people I know well, it's easy for me to hear their voice in their writing. This is not so useful on a large public forum for people who don't know them/me that well.

Still, to the Original Poster's point, this is a very worthwhile topic for those of us who travel, thanks for starting this thread.

Thanks. cubscout

When in Denver you should go have a steak or buffalo burger at the Buckhorn Exchange. Been there since 1893, and it still has great ambiance. Buffalo Bill used to dine there when he was in town.

Not in the best part of town anymore, but right on the light rail and not far from downtown.

http://www.buckhorn.com/

When in Denver:

See:
http://www.forneymuseum.org/Links.html Get lost for a couple of hours.
http://www.wingsmuseum.org/ Get lost until closing time.
http://www.artdistrictonsantafe.com/ Funky.

Eat:
http://www.the9thdoor.com/ Iberian
http://www.avenuegrill.com/ American
http://appaloosagrill.com/ Creative meat.
http://domorestaurant.com/ Fave Japanese.

Hear:
http://dazzlejazz.com/ Jazz
http://www.coloradosymphony.org/ Classical
http://swallowhillmusic.org/ Twangville
http://meadowlarkbar.com/ Americana
http://www.skylarklounge.com/ Rock-a-...

Drink:
http://irishsnug.com/ Gypsy swing on Wed.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/peaks-lounge-denver Good view.