About Denver, CO

Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 United States census, a 19.22% increase since the 2010 United States census. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. It is the principal city of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the first city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.

Denver is located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Its downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is named after James W. Denver, a governor of the Kansas Territory. It is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.344 meters) above sea level. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.

Denver is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The 10-county Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 2,963,821 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 19th most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area. The 12-county Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area had a population of 3,623,560 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 17th most populous U.S. primary statistical area. Denver is the most populous city of the 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor, an oblong urban region stretching across two states with a population of 5,055,344 at the 2020 United States Census. Its metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan area within a 560-mile (900 km) radius and the second most populous city in the Mountain West after Phoenix, Arizona. In 2016, it was named the best place to live in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.

Denver, CO Neighborhoods

Union Station, River North Art District, Cherry Creek, Central Park, Capitol Hill, North Denver, Clayton, Washington Park, Civic Center, City Park, University, Cheesman Park, Montbello, Highland, Ruby Hill, Platt Park, Five Points, Auraria, West Colfax, Globeville, Wellshire, Elyria-Swansea, Athmar Park, Chaffee Park, Northfield, Southmoor Park, City Park West, Alamo Placita, Ballpark District, Washington Virginia Vale, Washington Park West, South Park Hill, Cory - Merrill, Gateway - Green Valley Ranch, Lower Highland, Belcaro, North Capitol Hill, Hampden South, Park Hill, Potter Highlands Historic District, Lowry, North Park Hill, Berkeley, Hilltop, Barnum West, Northeast Park Hill, Harvey Park South, Harvey Park, Baker, Sun Valley, Mar Lee,

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Top Sights in Denver, CO

Denver Art Museum	Denver Botanic Gardens	Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver Zoo	Elitch Gardens	Molly Brown House Museum
Downtown Aquarium	Coors Field	Colorado State Capitol
Larimer Square	Water World	Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus	Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum	16th Street Mall
Clyfford Still Museum	Cherry Creek State Park	History Colorado Center
Chatfield State Park	Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge	Downtown Denver
Confluence Park	Lakeside Amusement Park	Forney Museum of Transportation
Sloan Lake	Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art	Mount Falcon Park
Chatfield Reservoir	16th Street Mall	Larimer Street
Cherry Creek Reservoir	Four Mile Historic Park	Clear Creek
Denver Firefighters Museum	The Denver Central Market	Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
Meow Wolf Denver | Convergence Station	Balistreri Vineyards	East Colfax Avenue
South Broadway	Dairy Block	Barr Lake State Park
Dinosaur Ridge	Morrison Natural History Museum	Fillmore Auditorium
American Museum of Western Art - The Anschutz Collection	Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception	Denver Mint
Center for Colorado Women's History	Stanley Marketplace	RiNo Art District
National Western Stock Show	Bear Creek Lake Park	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Colorado Ski Country USA	Cherry Creek Trail	Daniels & Fisher
Aurora History Museum	National Ballpark Museum	Pirates Cove Water Park
Museum of Outdoor Arts (MOA)	Big Blue Bear	Littleton Museum
Bigsby's Folly Craft Winery & Restaurant	Ruby Hill Park	Sloan's Lake Park
International Church of Cannabis	Plains Conservation Center	Centennial Center Park
Robert F. Clement Park	The Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Denver Branch	Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys
Bear Creek Lake	Museo de las Americas	Black American West Museum & Heritage Center
South Valley Park	Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park	City Park
Washington Park	Federal Boulevard	Bear Creek
SeaQuest Littleton	Denver Free Walking Tours	Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight
Denver Trolley	Belleview Park	Ellie Caulkins Opera House at Denver Performing Arts Complex
City Park Golf Course	Bluff Lake Nature Center	Bandimere Speedway
Bear Creek Greenbelt	High Line Canal Trail	South Platte Park and Carson Nature Center
Downtown Denver Partnership	Harriman Lake Park	Downtown Denver Skatepark
Spectra Art Space	Cherry Creek	K Contemporary

Top Experiences in Denver, CO

Denver Art Museum	Denver Botanic Gardens	Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Denver Zoo	Elitch Gardens	Molly Brown House Museum
Downtown Aquarium	Coors Field	Colorado State Capitol
Day trip to Golden	Downtown public art	Colorado country walk

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