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GSA TODAY | AUGUST 2016 GSA 2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

Neighborhood Spotlight

Downtown Denver

From its early beginnings during the Gold Rush era, The Mile High City
has always been a gathering place for diverse and creative people. Today,
Denver is an outdoor city with a vibrant, walkable downtown offering
urban adventures for all ages. Within a one-mile radius, you can kayak on
the Platte River; explore some of the city’s best museums; shop at art
galleries and boutiques; see a Broadway touring show; enjoy live music; ride
a rollercoaster or cool off in a water park; and experience exciting profes-
sional sports. Downtown is also home to many of Denver’s top farm-to-
table restaurants and innovative craft breweries, and the Denver Beer Trail
is a great guide to sampling those local brews.

Downtown’s free 16th Street Mall shuttle makes it even easier to get
around. Visit Larimer Square and the newly renovated Denver Union
Station in historic Lower Downtown (LoDo), where Victorian buildings
now house restaurants, galleries, shops, bars, brewpubs, and coffee houses,
or head to Denver Pavilions, where you’ll find shops, restaurants, bars, and
a movie theater.

You can also discover Denver’s neighborhoods by bike, thanks to the
B-Cycle bike-sharing program, and don’t miss the chance for a photo with
everyone’s favorite Blue Bear public art sculpture at the Colorado
Convention Center. (Text credit: Visit Denver.)

Photos courtesty of the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.

www.denver.org/about-denver/denver-neighborhoods/downtown/

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