The building has been fully renovated with expanded gallery space, plus stunning views of the city skyline and Rocky Mountains. First opened in 1971, the fortress-like structure was designed by Italian architect Gio Ponti and Denver-based James Sudler Associates. Union Station is also fulfilling its original role as a major ground transportation hub, serving as an Amtrak, light rail and shuttle bus station with direct rail service to Denver International Airport.ĭenver Art Museum recently celebrated the reopening of the Martin Building (formerly known as the North Building). A handful of local retailers includes a branch of the popular Tattered Cover Book Store. The historic, Beaux-Arts 1914 train terminal is now a foodie destination, with a dozen restaurants and bars, from farm-to-table favorite Mercantile dining + provision to the Terminal Bar, situated in the station's old ticket windows. Denver Union Stationĭenver Union Station has undergone a massive restoration that transformed the landmark into a transportation, dining, shopping and entertainment hub, and hotel. While you're in Lower Downtown (LoDo), stop by Rockmount Ranch Wear for a snap-button Western shirt at the store where they were invented or sip a handcrafted beer at the Wynkoop Brewing Company, Denver's first brewpub opened by former Denver Mayor and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.

Lower Downtown (LoDo) Historic Districtĭenver's happening historic district is filled with turn-of-the-century warehouses, now home to 90 brewpubs, sports bars, restaurants and rooftop cafes. Victorian buildings house specialty boutiques and unique chef-driven restaurants with one-of-a-kind stores and distinctive fashion and exclusive offerings in this urban shopping and dining district. You can easily spend a full day sightseeing at these downtown Denver attractions. After dark, horse-drawn carriages clatter up and down the mall. This area is home to some of the most popular places to visit in Denver, like Denver Union Station and the LoDo Historic District. Pei designed the gray and pink granite pathway to resemble the pattern of a diamondback rattlesnake. But you can save on shoe leather by riding the free shuttle bus on the 16th Street Mall – it makes everything in downtown easy to reach and stops at every corner.

Denver has one of the most walkable downtowns in the nation.

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