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Denver: Union Station, Capitol, Red Rocks
Denver, Colorado, US · 7 stops · 44.7 mi (72 km) · about 1 h 10 min driving · 13 spoken stories
Start at DEN, drive through downtown Denver's LoDo and historic blocks, pass the mile-high Capitol steps, and end at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Best for anyone wanting to see Denver's architecture and natural scenery in one 70-minute drive from airport to iconic sandstone formations.
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From Denver International Airport (DEN) to Red Rocks Amphitheatre
The stops
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Denver Union Station
lunchDenver Union Station is the main railway station and central transportation hub in Denver, Colorado. It is located at 17th and Wynkoop Streets in the present-day LoDo district and includes the historic station house, a modern open-air train shed, a 22-gate underground bus station, and light rail station.
“Here we are at Denver Union Station, at Seventeenth and Wynkoop in the heart of LoDo.”
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Lower Downtown Historic District
colloquial area · Lower Downtown Historic District, Denver, CO 80202, USA
“Step out of the station and you're in Lower Downtown, LoDo for short, a twenty-three block stretch that is the oldest and original settlement of Denver.”
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Larimer Square
Larimer Square is a historic district located along Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is recognized as Denver’s oldest surviving commercial district and was designated the city’s first historic district in 1971.
“Larimer Square is where Denver began.”
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16th Street Mall
16th Street, formerly the 16th Street Mall, is a 1+1⁄4-mile (2.0 km) pedestrian and transit mall in downtown Denver, Colorado, opened in 1982 to ease bus congestion and improve pedestrian access. The original portion was designed by architect I. M.
“This is Sixteenth Street, the mile and a quarter pedestrian and transit spine that runs from Wynkoop Street down to Civic Center Station at Broadway.”
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Colorado State Capitol
The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado, United States, is the home of the Colorado General Assembly and the offices of the Governor of Colorado, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, and the Colorado State Treasurer.
“Here's the one you came for.”
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Civic Center Park
The Denver Civic Center is a civic center that includes two parks surrounded by government and cultural buildings and spaces in central Denver, Colorado, on the south side of Downtown Denver. Much of the area is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“Denver's Civic Center is two parks ringed by government and cultural buildings on the south side of downtown.”
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Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an open-air amphitheater near Morrison, Colorado, approximately ten miles (16 km) southwest of Denver. It is owned and operated by the city of Denver.
“And here's the finale.”
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