North America: Round-the-World Travel Destinations
Budget Scale: 1-5
1-least expensive; 5-most expensive
2– Denver isn’t on par with New York or Los Angeles, but it’s still not a cheap place to travel, especially if you plan on venturing into the nearby Rockies for some skiing or snowboarding. Summertime can be cheaper as you can take advantage of the cheap outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and camping.
Indie Travel Scale: 1-5
1-not a good Indie Travel destination; 5-a great Indie Travel destination
3– Denver is a great city to have an indie travel experience, especially if you can afford to hire a car. The surrounding areas don’t get much more beautiful.
Indie Travel Tips
Follow these tips to have an indie travel experience in Denver.
- Denver is a city of neighborhoods, so don’t limit yourself do downtown. Make sure you get out and explore the other neighborhoods of Denver, each offering their own unique feel.
- Denver and all of Colorado are big into outdoor activities, so rent a bike or take off on your own two feet and explore some of the many parks that Denver has in the metro area.
- City Park is a 330-acre park just east of downtown. Lakes, playgrounds, sports fields, and a zoo are just a few of the highlights.
- Washington Park is one of the most popular jogging places for citizens of Denver.
- Cheesman Park has a rich history and offers a great view of the city’s skyline.
- Use Denver as a base to exploring the Rockies.
- If you’re here during winter months, go skiing or snowboarding in one of the many nearby mountain towns like Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Vail, A-Basin, and many more.
- Summer months means hiking, biking, and camping in those same mountainous areas.
- Rocky Mountain National Park is just a short drive away.
- See a concert at one of the most beautiful venues in the country – Red Rocks Amphitheater.
Why you should add Denver to your RTW travel list
- Go skiing in the Rockies, or
- Take the piste in any one of several Rocky Mountain snow resorts
- Join the Mile High Club in the Mile High City
- Take a day trip to Colorado Springs and Pike’s Peak
- Take a break from the big city in more relaxed Boulder, CO
- White water raft on Class III & IV rivers
- See how beer should NOT be made at the Coors Brewery in Golden, CO
- Then see how beer should be made in one of the many microbreweries that call Colorado home
Why you should not add Denver to your RTW travel list
- If you really want to have a good time exploring Denver and the surrounding areas, it’s going to cost you.
- Denver is pretty far from any other major city in the US that you would want to visit.
Are you heading to Denver? What do you need to do?
- Buy an international plane ticket
- Book a Denver hostel
- Book a Denver hotel
- Talk to travelers on the North America message boards
- Read travel articles on Denver
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