Getting to and from Denver International Airport is easy thanks to airport rail service that delivers visitors to the heart of the city, arriving at Denver Union Station, the city’s transportation hub. The completely renovated 1914 Beaux-Arts train station has become a hotspot for locals and visitors alike with its boutique hotel, locally owned restaurants, an ice cream parlor, The Terminal Bar and the elegant Cooper Lounge.

The city's walkable downtown is home to the revitalized 16th Street mile-long pedestrian promenadewith more shaded areas, public gathering spots and art installations. Free shuttle buses, dubbed the16th Street FreeRide,travel up and down the street, stopping on every corner. The iconic streetis the spine that connects all of downtown, including Larimer Square and historic LoDo (Lower Downtown), where Victorian brick buildings have been transformed into chef-driven restaurants, specialty boutiques, art galleries and cocktail lounges.

Denver is a paradise for cyclists with bike lanes and paved paths that connect to hundreds of additional miles oftrails that will take you in all directions, includingCherry Creek State Parkand Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre.

The city’s award-winning chefs are known for innovative cuisine and farm-to-table dining with more than two dozen Michelin-rated restaurants and tons of must-try spots. If you’re traveling with children, check out these restaurants for kids, or if you’d like to enjoy the outdoors, try these patio dining options.And don't miss the city's emerging food halls, catering to a multitude of tastes. Denver is also an acclaimed craft-beer capital. Let the self-guided Denver Beer Trail be your pathway into the creative brewery scene. If beer isn’t your thing, dozens of urban wineries and distilleries will keep your spirits up!

Art lovers will immediately fall in love with The Mile High City, from the giant blue bear that greets visitors at the Colorado Convention Center to the bold architecture of Denver Art Museum, whichrecently celebrated the reopening of the Martin Building (formerly known as the North Building). First opened in 1971, the building was designed byItalian architect Gio Ponti and Denver-based James Sudler Associates. The building has been fully renovated with expanded gallery space, plus stunning views of the city skyline and Rocky Mountains.Right next door, the Clyfford Still Museum tells the story of this famed abstract expressionist, and within walking distance are the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver,​ Kirkland Institute of Fine & Decorative Art at the Denver Art Museum, History Colorado Center and the Molly Brown House & Museum .For a truly unforgettable experience for all ages, check out Meow Wolf Denver's Convergence Station, the Santa Fe, New Mexico-based arts and entertainment company’s new permanent installation.Discover immersive, mind-bending art across the four alien worlds. And don’t miss the vivid street art in the River North Art District (RiNo), Art District on Santa Fe and other creative neighborhoods. Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre anchors Denver's famed music scene. You can find every genre well-represented in music venues all over town.

Denver is proud of its Western heritage and it remains an important part of the city’s story. From the early days of the Wild West and the Gold Rush to the present-day entrepreneurs, ranchers and farmers, Colorado embraces that authentic Western spirit.Visitors to Denver can shop at Rockmount Ranch Wear, where the snap-button cowboy shirt was invented. Rock stars continue to shop there today. The Black American West Museum highlights the African American experience in the West, the American Museum of Western Art features the artworks of Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, and the Museo de las Americas is the premier Latin American art museum in the Rocky Mountain Region.For a true taste of the West, head straight for Buckhorn Exchange,Denver’s oldest steakhouse dating to 1893, for steak, buffalo and elk, or head west of Denver to The Fort Restaurant in Morrison. The Fort is a full-size replica of an 1830s adobe fur-trading post that has been serving up delicious historical meals, such as buffalo, elk, quail, beef and poultrysince 1963. And take a day trip to visitthe Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave and the town of Goldenwhere Coors Brewery is located.