I have a crush on Union Station. I mean what's not to love?!…read more From the iconic exterior, to the holiday decor and lights, to the assortment of local businesses, to the convenience of mass transportation - Union Station has got it going on! I used to travel through Union Station twice a week when I was commuting to Downtown Denver for school. Post graduation has made my visit less frequent, but more that much more special. My husband and I usually make our way Downtown once a year for an event or a date night. Grabbing drinks at Terminal Bar as we soak up that absolute vibe that is Union Station. Still crushing hard after all these years. Thanks Union Station for being the historic beaut you are!

Trains have become my new obsession since moving to Denver! The commute is a breeze and I have…read morenever had a train run late.. always on schedule, so you can make your appointment. RTD is the perfect way to get to the airport and skip paying for parking! The train is cheap to ride and always clean, safe and comfortable.

After finishing lunch, we did a quick search for something fun to do nearby and stumbled across F1…read moreArcade. We walked in with absolutely no idea what to expect, and I'm so glad we decided to give it a try! The racing simulators are incredibly immersive, allowing you to compete head-to-head against everyone in your group. If you've never done anything like this before, don't worry, the attendants do a great job explaining everything, and the simulator walks you through the controls before the race begins. It was easy to pick up and an absolute blast. The venue also has a bar-and-restaurant atmosphere, so you can grab drinks or a bite to eat before or after racing. Just keep in mind you can't eat while you're actively racing, so it's best to plan accordingly. Another nice bonus is that F1 Arcade offers a military discount, which we always appreciate seeing. Whether you're a racing fan or just looking for something different to do with friends or family, F1 Arcade is a fantastic experience. We walked in with zero expectations and left talking about when we could come back. Definitely one of the highlights of our day!

I wonder how this place will last long-term. They only have one kind of game inside. It's a cool…read moregame and all (I mostly sucked at it, lol), and it lets you choose different levels, which definitely impacts the game you're playing. But there are no other games. It's very expensive to play the games. I was at a group event, so I didn't have to, but I would not go back and play a $10 per race car game that's only a couple minutes long each. The minimum is about a $50 charge, you can't go alone/have to have at least 2 people, and online it says that's 5 games & also says that's 45 mins. There's also a lull reload time in between games, so you're also paying for that time not racing and just waiting. They do have a happy hour, so that's cool. I wonder if they get busy for that, but it is only M-F from 3-6. There is currently beer, wine, and a couple of cocktails for $5 - $8 and a few snacky food items for $8. I guess they'll always have the restaurant and corporate packages, if that's enough business. As a regular person, it's a pretty expensive night out between the game package price, food, drinks. They even have some cocktails priced at $23+, come on, people! Why don't we just charge $50 a drink? I don't know how people are affording to go out at the full prices anymore. I'd def hit it up for happy hour again, but that would be it for me.

I have to give a huge shoutout to the Royal Gorge Route Railroad train ride I took today. My…read morehusband and I have visited The Royal Gorge Bridge previously and thought that was an incredible experience but the train ride topped it, believe it or not! The scenery was worth every penny and worth the drive out to Canon City. I've been to some beautiful places in my life like Germany, The Netherlands, Alaska, Austria and seen some breathtaking views but I would put this train ride in the top 10 experiences in my life. The weather was perfect, the sun was shining, we had great seats on the train but the sights were the winners. Life is short. Take the train ride.

What an incredible experience from beginning to end!…read more Our trip from California started with Sharon, who helped us with our reservation. She was warm, patient, and extremely helpful in making the modifications we needed. From that first interaction, we felt like we were in good hands. When we arrived, Rainey was thoughtful and accommodating, especially since my wife and I were traveling with her parents, who needed a little extra support and assistance. Her kindness was greatly appreciated. Then we met Susan in the gift shop...an absolute gem. We immediately connected when I mentioned that my late mother's name was also Susan. I asked if she knew the meaning of her name, and she replied, "Lily." That stopped me in my tracks because the book I'm writing about my mother is titled The Lily of the Valley. I promised Susan that when it's finished, I'll send her a copy. In fact, our conversation inspired me to sit down and write while we waited to board the dome train. Once aboard, Thomas, our server, was awesome. He was knowledgeable, informative, personable, and made us feel less like customers and more like family. His service added so much to an already memorable ride. The scenery is spectacular, but what really made this experience special were the people. Sharon, Rainey, Susan, and Thomas each contributed something memorable to our day. A truly wonderful experience and one we highly recommend. It was absolutely worth the investment...and gave us memories we'll carry home to California with us. Truly a happy ending and we' come again. LOL!

We figured the museum for the first time and the front desk was very welcoming and helpful in…read morehelping us understand our options for memberships. We checked out the bloom room mostly for my crawler not yet walker and loved it so much we went back to the front before we left to upgrade to a membership. Your admission price from the same day can apply towards membership fees! We've been back several times since and enjoy the free parking. It's never too crowded when we go on weekdays.

High 3 stars because my son ultimately did have fun & the museum has a lot of clever exhibits in a…read moremodern, pleasing to the eye campus. There are two glaring things though that make me hesitate to ever want to make a second trip. One is the cafe. I'm not expecting the bougie majesty like you get at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but this is in Denver. I'd consider us a pretty cosmopoliton city & this being THE Children's Museum for CO (since it's in our capitol), it should have a proper quick service option. Cold food options, fine, but a microwave for hot options? So disappointing. I noticed a lot of space dedicated to private parties, etc. Can we not junk that in favor of a real sit down spot? The worst thing though was the behavior of the older children that make the museum unusable in certain areas. Seemed to specficially be the kids on field trips. My nearly 2 year old loves a ball so you can imagine his delight in discovering the "Kinetics!" area. Despite there being what seems like a ton of balls, a bunch of unruly older children have managed to hoard them to where even adults can't wrangle one measly ball for their kid to hold. Once my poor son managed to acquire one, he ran off to a quiet corner & refused to let me show him how the exhibit worked with the tubes, etc. because he was too concerned about the ball being taken from him. Well, he was right to be concerned as these selfish older children came over & tried to take the ball from him despite them hoarding the entire room's balls insisting that they need that one too. My husband's head nearly exploded. The Bloom room is really the only safe haven for any kid let alone the young ones but my son will age out soon and then what? He's 99 percentile so even though he's one, he's already the size of a four year old but he still gets run over in rooms that are supposed to be for "all ages." Once my son ages out of the Bloom room there really is no incentive for us to come back here as the experience is way too violent, overstimulating, & a bully's playground. Similar instances happened in the Bubble room & the Market as well with different gangs of field trippers. We came on what felt like a very average day crowd wise (Thurs 9-11:30AM) so I can't imagine how awful it would be on a busier day. Really a shame that poorly parented/chaperoned kids have to ruin the experience of so many other children as I've seen multiple other reviews complain about the same thing. I should have take them more seriously.

My sister and I and my grandparents loved riding the railbike together! It was a beautiful day and…read morethe railbike is such a unique experience. My grandma didn't even need to pedal because with 3 of us pedaling it was pretty easy. I liked the bridge and the little history markers along the route. Excited to come out later and see the Christmas tour! We loved the yard games and snacks at the depot too! I'm glad the confirmation email recommended bringing water and sunscreen as it was a bit hot by the afternoon, but we were prepared. We liked the snacks at the turn around too. My grandpa especially liked the history presentation, and asked the staff lots of questions about the mines and the railroad stuff. We didn't do the audio history tour but will try it next time. Overall, it was a great family day out!

Railbike Adventure was something I had never done this so I treated myself and my guests that were…read morefrom California to an adventure. It was a hot day, we enjoyed it but we all agreed it was a "one and done". The views are good but not great. We were given a speaker to take with us. No explanation of what the purpose of the speaker was so we just synced it with our iphone and played music (which the car behind us did the same so it was dueling music). Maybe that was the purpose??? I think the concept of Colorado Railbike Adventures has so much potential and they could do so much more to make the experience unforgettable but unfortunately, there's was nothing that made me want to come back or spread the word to try this experience. The staff was nice and the manager was great at sharing some history of the RR tracks, coal mining town, and history of Erie.

We last minute decided to visit Denver. We bought a…read moreGroupon CityPass and visited 2 places today and will go to 2 tomorrow. They were having trouble with their check in system, so we were allowed to cut in line and check in! An overall straight path through the aquarium. Lots of exhibits. The tunnel felt very safe. You can pet jellyfish and rays. I'm a little confused about the tiger, but oh well.

Great Museum and the staff were excellent. However, we left on a sour note in the gift shop. It was…read morecrowded but customers were patient and enjoying watching the excitement of the kids exploring all the fun stuff there. Then there was this one gift shop employee that was just going back and forth to the back room and literally just yelling "EXCUSE ME" over and over walking at full speed without even a thank you as people were startled and had to quickly move out of the way. Is THIS the last thing Denver Aquarium wants you to remember? Well, it IS! I understand people have bad days, so take a day off.

This is an awesome tour. The guide is totally awesome and I could tell he was very knowledgeable…read more Even skeptical believers in ghosts will enjoy the history of Denver and the compelling storytelling by the guide as a narrator. I brought my whole family and it was enjoyable for all ages from 12 to 77- There is a bit of walking and standing but some chances to sit down. Totally more interesting than walking around the area without information. The fun part (all of it is fun) was going inside Union Station and hearing the history that has been glossed over by historians trying to attract visitors to Denver. As the tour progresses, it gets better and better. By the time we exited Union Station, it was dark and the area was lit up with people enjoying the beautiful evening- you see pedicabs and bicycles, lit buildings and a fountain with lights in addition to the story weaver guide. This is the authentic tour to take.

Jonathan was a great tour guide!! We had a blast exploring downtown Denver and getting to hear the…read morestories about the illicit tunnels and speakeasies around the area. Bring walking shoes! Only took off one star because we would have LOVED to see inside some of the rooms he mentioned during the tour at the Oxford hotel.

Before the evening Rockies game. We decided to go to the museum next to our hotel to check it out…read more! It was So fun ! family of 4 has a deal for $99 . Perfect for us ! We enjoy the whole time there. checking out all the rooms and spend time take fun pictures. A lot employees help around to take pictures and guide you to take the pictures . Wonderful ! So much laugh and fun during our visit . For Saturday 11:30 am . It's busy but not too busy .

This was a super fun date with my hubby! We had so much fun taking silly pictures and being amazed…read moreby the various optical illusions. My favorite was walking through the tunnel that felt like it was moving. Staff was very sweet and offered to take photos of my hubby and I and even called us "young love" which I took as a compliment at my age!

This is such a nice benefit about downtown Denver. You can catch a free shuttle bus between the…read moreUnion Station area and the Civic Center area, passing along about 1 mile of shops, restaurants and businesses in the downtown. We took it a few times and since the Union Station "terminal stop" was just 2 blocks from our hotel, this was a no brainer....that terminal stop was close to 17th St and Chestnut. Depending on the day of the week and the time of day, the buses can come as quickly as 5-6 minutes or 10-15 minutes apart. Due to construction nowadays on 16th St, the shuttle going towards Civic Center travels mainly on 17th St and the one going back to Union Station travels mostly on 15th St. All the shuttles are electric and they look like a regular bus, which stops at all stops along the route, so no need to ring a bell asking for a stop.

Rode this while exploring downtown. Wish I would have done a better job of checking the map and…read morefinding out where I was and how to get around as I ended up walking quite a far distance in the heat and some areas that were not very clean or safe (crumbled sidewalk, broken chunks of side walk). Once I figured the map out this was a great bus to hop on and off. We rode the whole line from Union station to the stop closest to the capital and back. Buses come super frequently, are clean and were not super crowded, had a place to put luggage and made it easy to get around with out calling for ride share. Would utilize again if in the area again and I work on my map reading skills (which have always been terrible).

The largest peak a boo toy store in Denver. It's located next door to the Rally hotel. Close to…read morethe stadium. Big variety of toys for your little ones.

They bill themselves as the biggest toy store in Colorado. I'll have to take their own word because…read moreI haven't been many here. Lots of toys for all age groups. Even the elusive under age 3 group is well represented. There were a lot of toys from the Ukraine boasting ecofriendly sustainable sources wood. Old school wooden toys are cool. But there's also Lego, kids books, stuffed toys & the obligatory Colorado souvenirs. Still don't know about biggest, but it's well rounded.