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This Is America's 'Mile-high City'—and It Has 70+ Breweries, Easy Outdoor Access, and a View With 100 Mountain Peaks

Travel + Leisure | Travel Reviews, News, Guides and Tips·Iona Brannon·about 1 month ago
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Top 5 Can’t Miss Hike the Trading Post Trail at Red Rocks Park for stunning sandstone formations and panoramic views. Check into Populus Denver, America's first carbon-positive hotel. Explore the surreal worlds inside Meow Wolf's Convergence Station. Enter Williams & Graham, a Prohibition-era speakeasy with more than 500 bottles of spirits, through its bookshelf door.  Feast on Michelin-starred fare at Brutø, serving Japanese and Nordic cuisine. Denver, Colorado's capital, sits exactly one mile above sea level—hence its nickname, the "Mile High City." But, as any resident or visitor to Denver knows, the city is so much more than its catchy nickname. Founded during the Pikes Peak gold rush of 1858, Denver grew from a dusty frontier camp into the Western metropolis and gateway to the Rocky Mountains that it’s considered today. On a clear day, there are more than 100 named peaks visible from the city, and ski towns like Breckenridge and Vail are just a couple of hours' drive away.…

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