Stuff to do in Denver

daboyz
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Other than the obvious. :smile:

We'll be there the last weekend of September. Anything fun to do? Probably just for the two afternoons.
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,901
    More of the obvious.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,917
    This thread title reminds me of Warren Zevon's Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead. ;)

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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Larimer Square, Botanic Gardens, Pikes Peak, Red Rocks, Bandimere.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Twist & Shout and Wax Trax record stores.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,645
    edited September 2019
    Red Rocks, 16th Street Pedestrian Mall, Coors Field, Downtown Aquarium, they also have a nice zoo.
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  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,149
    They have some killer restaurants. Eat a great meal for every meal. Mercantile in Union Station was by far my favorite.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,555
    We’ll be there the same weekend for The Who concert.

    Hit Grimaldi’s Pizza downtown - best pizza I’ve found. Ever. We’ll eat there at least twice in 4 days, lol.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited September 2019
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9WWHdBuOC6Q
    All I can think of is Get Out Of Denver :D

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  • vmaxer
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    Or the movie....



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  • BlueBirdMusic
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    You will not regret going to the Buckhorn Exchange Steakhouse to try Rocky Mountain Oysters or buffalo or elk. I was told Sitting Bull returned General Custer's sword to the army at this restaurant.
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    The Buckhorn Exchange Steakhouse at 1000 Osage Street is Denver’s oldest restaurant. It was opened in 1893 and has Colorado State Liquor license Number one. (Provided by Denver Public Library Western History Department)

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    The Buckhorn Exchange
    http://www.buckhorn.com/index.php

    History: The Buckhorn, which is now a National Historic Landmark, originally opened as the Rio Grande Exchange in 1893. Its founder, Henry H. “Shorty Scout” Zietz, got his nickname from Chief Sitting Bull. In 1935, Zietz forked over $25 to receive the state’s first liquor license following Prohibition. It hangs behind the second-floor bar, in case you want to see it.

    What to eat: Rocky Mountain Oysters! Bonus points if you eat them on Oct. 5, Rocky Mountain Oyster Day (a new classic).

    Fun facts: Five presidents — Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy (who tipped Shorty’s great-grandson $5 to bring him some “bones from the back” for his dogs), Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan — have all eaten here. There are more than 500 birds and animals in the Buckhorn’s taxidermy collection. (We know you were wondering.)

    1000 Osage St., Denver, 303-534-9505; buckhorn.com
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  • verb
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    Isn’t Larry @Toolfan66 in Denver? I suggest you visit him, play all his records and eat all his food! And consume of his adult beverages too! :smile:
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,583
    verb wrote: »
    Isn’t Larry @Toolfan66 in Denver? I suggest you visit him, play all his records and eat all his food! And consume of his adult beverages too! :smile:

    Close he is in a suburb.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,509
    edited September 2019
    RMAF Sept 6-8. Go sooner!

    I may have been here but didn't inhale....

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,116
    daddyjt wrote: »
    We’ll be there the same weekend for The Who concert.

    Hit Grimaldi’s Pizza downtown - best pizza I’ve found. Ever. We’ll eat there at least twice in 4 days, lol.

    According to the internet, Grimaldi’s Pizza in Denver is permanently closed. :o

    From Trip Advisor:

    "Grimaldi's has closed this location and I am pretty sure left the state of Colorado all together. If you are looking for Pizza in this part of Town Mellow Mushroom is nearby (although not that good). Better options are Osteria Marco or Marco's Coal Fired Pizza. Date of visit: July 2019"

    Grimaldi's website also states there are no locations in the Denver area. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but hopefully this saves you some disappointment while on your trip.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,555
    That’s it - trip cancelled.
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  • krazypolk
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    Don't fret, there's always Little Caesar.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    Went to Red Rocks and the pedestrian mall the last time we were there. Also toured the Coors brewery. Red Rocks for a concert is something I plan to do someday, just did the day tour.
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  • daboyz
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    SCompRacer wrote: »
    RMAF Sept 6-8. Go sooner!

    I may have been here but didn't inhale....

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    Held your breath the whole time you were there? :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,917
    edited September 2019
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    RMAF Sept 6-8. Go sooner!

    I may have been here but didn't inhale....

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    They sell rare and fine teas there, right? A nice Darjeeling STGFOP1... maybe a fine Yunnan Golden Tips, a Pai Mu Tan, or a Tie Guan Yin Oolong?

    Oh, wait. Check that. Sweet Leaf...

    gotta be...

    Yin Hao Jasmine

    mmmmmmmm...
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,583
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    RMAF Sept 6-8. Go sooner!

    I may have been here but didn't inhale....

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    I didn't know they were still open. Shortly after you and I went to RMAF the Fed's raided and shut down all their shops for illegal black market sales. Something like 70+ million $$$ was seized.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,509
    edited September 2019
    pitdogg2 wrote: »

    I didn't know they were still open. Shortly after you and I went to RMAF the Fed's raided and shut down all their shops for illegal black market sales. Something like 70+ million $$$ was seized.

    Oh, that's right, you triggered a memory cell or two. This was taken while we were at RMAF. I was amazed at the variety of the goods (edibles and smoking) and knowledge of the salesperson. Armed guard there with vest, gal behind window took your drivers license and only allowed a couple of folks at a time into the locked show, er, aroma room.

    I just wanted to see what it was all about.

    Yes Dave, I had to breathe eventually. :D

    Mr. Hardy, Yin Hao Jasmine? Did you ever study this stuff is the lab?

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  • pitdogg2
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    I just ordered a pound of white Jasmine loose leaf and half pound of Jasmine pearl from China yesterday. I love Jasmine loose teas!! I go through Tenren

    https://www.tenren.com/pearl-jasmine.html

    https://www.tenren.com/jasmine-maofeng-white-tea.html

    I usually stock several types on hand of loose leaf teas from Oolong to Green and Jasmines
    Yep I'm a Tea Snob ;)

    A girlfriend turned me onto real loose leaf Chinese teas years ago I was hooked ever since.
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  • Clipdat
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    Big fan of traditional matcha green tea.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,583
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Big fan of traditional matcha green tea.

    There are some very good Japanese Teas as well. :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,917
    Dude! Another tea snob! We should start a club or something! :)

    I will disclose, though, that I/we mostly drink black teas. I like oolongs, but Mrs. H is not a fan. We drink very few green teas, although I do enjoy jasmine teas on occasions.

    Now, as to jasmine... our daughter's father in law is on the faculty at the local medical school :) He has a lot of irons in the fire and travels to China regularly. He brought back some jasmine tea recently that is, hands down, the best I have ever had. No idea exactly what grade it is, because, of course, the packaging is all in Chinese. :)

    Our default go-to tea vendor, FWIW, is https://www.uptontea.com/

    We had jasmine growing in the little garden outside our front door when we lived in northern California... I don't miss all that much about living there, but I do miss the scent of the flowers in bloom. :)


    OK, back to Colorado -- sorry for the diversion :p

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  • PolkThug
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    Don't drink anything and drive, they have a .05 rule in Denver.
    Never Forget
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,046
    PolkThug wrote: »
    Don't drink anything and drive, they have a .05 rule in Denver.

    Where have you been?
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  • PolkThug
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    Willow wrote: »

    Where have you been?

    Haven't been around here much, my Polk setup hasn't changed in about 7 years.

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  • indyhawg
    indyhawg Posts: 1,645
    If you buy beer make sure it is not 3.2 beer. i heard Colorado is doing away with 3.2 but I am not sure when that will happen.
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  • BlueFox
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    I think it is Utah that is doing away with 3.2.
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