My family's favorite activities around Colorado. These are places we visit on repeat and always know it will be a fun time.
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Restaurants
Arts & Entertainment
Shopping
Outdoor Activities
A great place to swim, ride bikes, fish and boat!
Aurora Reservoir
We love to go here on weekends for local fresh produce and handmade items.
Southlands Farmers Market
There are so many sellers here, you are bound to find a tasty treat or handcrafted item.
Parker Farmers Market
Lots of trails to see a wide variety of animals including bison! Come at the end of April or early May to see babies.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
This park has lots of wide open spaces for your pup to safely run. There is an open area where the river runs that dogs can play in.
Cherry Creek State Park - Activities & Trails
The Wild Animal Sanctuary is a non-profit organization that provides large habitats for rescued Lions, Tigers, Bears, Wolves and other animals near Denver, CO. It is a wonderful place to see these animals in more natural habitats.
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
Located less than an hour from Colorado Springs in a scenic mountain setting awaits a unique and educational wildlife experience. The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is home to wolves, coyotes and fox that each live and thrive in large wooded enclo...
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center
Visit Colorado Gators to see hundreds of rescued reptiles, including alligators, crocodiles, caiman, tortoises, and turtles. Enjoy hands on experiences, feed the animals, and learn about reptile conservation.
Colorado Gators Reptile Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park, located in Colorado, features the tallest sand dunes in North America, reaching up to 750 feet. The park is open year-round and offers various activities like hiking, sandboarding, and stargazing in its designated Inte...
Great Sand Dunes
Restaurants
A fun restaurant with 10 Korean food vendors inside that provide over 300 food options.
Coark Collective Food Hall
All you can eat authentic hot pot. It’s open late and has something for everyone.
The Bronze Empire
Some of the yummiest drinks around! There are so many options, toppings and add-ins. They even do character ones like Pokemon and How to Train Your Dragon.
Kung Fu Tea
Arts & Entertainment
Always something new to check out here. So many interactive content for kids.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Beautifully set up with art pieces all throughout history and different cultures.
Denver Art Museum
We go to the renaissance festival every year. We love wandering around looking at all the venues and watching the shows. They even have a petting zoo for the kids.
Colorado Renaissance Festival
This zoo is constantly improving and making their animal homes as natural as possible. They are dedicated to helping endangered species. They have lots of opportunities to learn about the animals and animal meet and greets along with a walkthrough ve...
Denver Zoo
If you are good with critters, spiders, etc, and of course butterflies, then this is the place for you. A great afternoon to spend with kids.
Butterfly Pavilion
Beautiful gardens that you can easily get lost in and spend all day checking out the plants, gift shop and cafe.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Go during the week for half off pricing.
Topgolf Centennial
Shopping
A fun Japanese store. They have all sorts of goodies from Japanese only snacks to home goods.
Ebisu Japanese Lifestyle Store - Aurora, CO
Our favorite Japanese grocery store. You can find unique fruits and vegetables, live seafood, snacks, drinks and kitchen items.
