# Things to see in Denver (United States): 106 places and when to go

> Denver is a major city in United States with around 2,313,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 106 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (81), With kids (9), Museums and art (7). The best known are Denver Art Museum, Stapleton International Airport and Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 48 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United States · 39.7411, -104.986
- **Population:** About 2,313,000
- **Places:** 106 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/gastronomia/) (81) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/familia/) (9) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museos/) (7) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/naturaleza/) (4) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fauna/) (3) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/montana/) (3)
- **Best time:** March to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February.
- **Nearest airport:** LAX Los Angeles, 1,359 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Zion, at 2,147 m.

## What to see in Denver

The places in and around Denver, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Denver Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-art-museum/): Museum in Denver, Colorado, United States · 513 m
- [Stapleton International Airport](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/stapleton-international-airport-closed/): Former airport that served Denver, Colorado, US (1929—1995) · 8.4 km
- [Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cathedral-of-the-immaculate-conception/): Church in Colorado, United States · 352 m
- [Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-zoo/): With kids · Wildlife · 3.1 km
- [Denver Colorado Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-colorado-temple/): Temple in the USA, Colorado · 19 km
- [Denver Botanic Gardens](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-botanic-gardens/): Nonprofit organization in United States of America · 2.3 km
- [Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-museum-of-miniatures-dolls-and-toys/): Toy museum in Denver, Colorado · 2.2 km
- [Downtown Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/downtown-aquarium/): Aquarium in Colorado, U.S · 2.7 km
- [Elitch Gardens Theme Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/elitch-gardens-theme-water-park/): Theme park in Denver, Colorado · 2.4 km
- [Mount Zion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mount-zion/): Mountain in Colorado, United States of America · 22 km
- [Colorado Railroad Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/colorado-railroad-museum/): Railroad museum in Golden, Colorado · 18 km
- [North Table Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/north-table-mountain/): Mountain in United States of America · 19 km
- [South Table Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/south-table-mountain/): Mountain in Colorado, United States of America · 19 km
- [Museum of Contemporary Art Denver](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museum-of-contemporary-art-denver/): Non-profit organization in the USA · 2.0 km
- [Lakeside Amusement Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lakeside-amusement-park/): Family-owned amusement park in Lakeside, Colorado adjacent to Denver · 7.3 km
- [Avoca Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/molly-brown-summer-house/): Place in Denver, Colorado, United States of America · 12 km
- [Children's Museum of Denver](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/children-s-museum-of-denver-at-marsico-campus/): Non-profit organization in the USA · 2.8 km
- [Mines Museum of Earth Science](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/the-colorado-school-of-mines-geology-museum/): University museum, geology in CO, United States · 20 km
- [14er Brewing & Beer Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/14er-brewing-beer-garden/): Brewery · 2.7 km
- [4 Noses Brewing Park Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/4-noses-brewing-park-hill/): Brewery · 5.9 km
- [Alpine Dog Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/alpine-dog-brewery/): Brewery · 942 m
- [Alpine Dog Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/alpine-dog-brewing-company/): Brewery · 1.3 km
- [Barquentine Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/barquentine-brewing-company/): Brewery · 6.2 km
- [Barrels and Bottles Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/barrels-and-bottles-brewery/): Brewery · 17 km

And the other 82, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Barrels & Bottles Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/barrels-bottles-brewery/), [Bigsby's Folly - Craft Winery & Cellar Door](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bigsby-s-folly-craft-winery-cellar-door/), [Black Project Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/black-project-brewing/), [Black Sky Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/black-sky-brewery/), [Blanchard Family Wines](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/blanchard-family-wines/), [Blank and Booth Distilling Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/blank-and-booth-distilling-co/), [Blind Faith Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/blind-faith-brewing-company/), [Breckenridge Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/breckenridge-brewery/), [Brewery Rickoli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/brewery-rickoli/), [Briar Common Brewery + Eatery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/briar-common-brewery-eatery/), [Bruz Off Fax](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bruz-off-fax/), [C Squared Ciders](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/c-squared-ciders/), [Call to Arms Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/call-to-arms-brewing-company/), [Cannonball Creek Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cannonball-creek-brewery/), [Carboy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/carboy/), [Carboy Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/carboy-winery/), [Cerebral Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cerebral-brewing/), [Cerebral Brewing - West Highland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cerebral-brewing-west-highland/), [CityVet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cityvet/), [(closed) Lowdown Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/closed-lowdown-brewery/), [CO-Brew](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/co-brew/), [Cohesion Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cohesion-brewing/), [Colorado Sake Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/colorado-sake-co/), [Crooked Stave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/crooked-stave/), [Crooked Stave Barrel Cellar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/crooked-stave-barrel-cellar/), [De Steeg Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/de-steeg-brewery/), [Denver Beer Co-Canworks](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-beer-co-canworks/), [Denver Beer Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-beer-company/), [Denver Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-distillery/), [Dewey Beer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dewey-beer/), [DIebolt Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/diebolt-brewing/), [Factotum Brewhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/factotum-brewhouse/), [FlyteCo Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/flyteco-brewing/), [Former Future Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/former-future-brewing-company/), [Full Frame](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/full-frame/), [Golden City Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/golden-city-brewery/), [Golden Moon Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/golden-moon-distillery/), [Great Divide Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/great-divide-brewing-company/), [Hogshead Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hogshead-brewery/), [Holidaily Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/holidaily-brewing/), [Honnibrook Mead Cottage](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/honnibrook-mead-cottage/), [Infinite Monkey Theorem](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/infinite-monkey-theorem/), [Ironton Distillery and Crafthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/ironton-distillery-and-crafthouse/), [Joyride Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/joyride-brewing-company/), [Lady Justice Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lady-justice-brewing/), [LandLocked Ales](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/landlocked-ales/), [Little Machine Beer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/little-machine-beer/), [Mad Macks Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mad-macks-brewing/), [Mile High Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mile-high-winery/), [Mountain Toad Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mountain-toad-brewing/), [Mythology Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mythology-distillery/), [New Belgium Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/new-belgium-brewing/), [New Terrain Brewing Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/new-terrain-brewing-co/), [Our Mutual Friend Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/our-mutual-friend-brewing-company/), [Out of the Barrel Taproom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/out-of-the-barrel-taproom/), [Primitive Beer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/primitive-beer/), [Ratio Beerworks](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/ratio-beerworks/), [Renegade Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/renegade-brewing-company/), [Reverence Brewing company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/reverence-brewing-company/), [Rising Sun Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/rising-sun-distillery/), [River North Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/river-north-brewery/), [Rocker Spirits](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/rocker-spirits/), [Seedstock Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seedstock-brewery/), [Silver Vines Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/silver-vines-winery/), [Smash Face](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/smash-face/), [So Many Roads I Know LLC](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/so-many-roads-i-know-llc/), [SomePlace Else Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/someplace-else-brewery/), [Spangalang Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/spangalang-brewery/), [Station 26 Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/station-26-brewery/), [Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/stranahan-s-colorado-whiskey/), [Tivoli Brewing Co. Tap House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/tivoli-brewing-co-tap-house/), [Verso Cellars](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/verso-cellars/), [Vine Street Pub & Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/vine-street-pub-brewery/), [Waldschänke Ciders & Coffee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/waldschanke-ciders-coffee/), [Zymos Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/zymos-brewing/)
- **With kids**: [Belleview Children's Farm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/belleview-children-s-farm/), [Pirates Cove Water Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pirates-cove-water-park/), [Robert H Johnson Planetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/robert-h-johnson-planetarium/), [The Splash at Fossil Trace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/the-splash-at-fossil-trace/), [Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/urban-air-trampoline-and-adventure-park/)
- **Hiking**: [Denver Orbital Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-orbital-trail/)
- **Hot springs**: [Lake Steam Baths](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lake-steam-baths/)

## When to go to Denver

The best time to visit Denver is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 29 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 29 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 41 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 03 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 11 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 48 |
| July | Best time | 14 h 33 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 34 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 55 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 46 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 12 |

In June there are 14 h 48 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12. In July, 106 of the 106 places are at their best.

When to go to United States in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Denver

The nearest main airport is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX, Los Angeles), 1,359 km as the crow flies. How to get around United States (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.7411%2C-104.986)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.7411%2C-104.986)

## Other towns nearby

- [Aurora, Colorado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/aurora/): 19 places · 16 km
- [Broomfield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/broomfield/): 27 places · 21 km
- [Morrison](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/morrison/): 8 places · 26 km
- [Boulder, Colorado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/boulder/): 39 places · 40 km
- [Nederland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/nederland/): 9 places · 55 km
- [Larkspur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/larkspur/): 5 places · 57 km

And all of United States, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Denver?

The best known: [Denver Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-art-museum/), [Stapleton International Airport](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/stapleton-international-airport-closed/), [Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cathedral-of-the-immaculate-conception/), [Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-zoo/), [Denver Colorado Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/denver-colorado-temple/). In all, 106 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Denver?

March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 14 h 48 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 12.

### How do you get to Denver?

The nearest main airport is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 1,359 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.7411%2C-104.986) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Denver as the destination and these 106 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).