The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day690

Day 690 — Museums & Red Rocks — Denver

Full day6h planned
1FORT COLLINS2ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK3BOULDER4DENVER5COLORADO SPRINGS6GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK7MESA VERDE & DURANGO8TELLURIDE9BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON10GLENWOOD SPRINGS11ASPEN, VAIL & BRECKENRIDGE
679Old Town & Ales680Free Day681Into the Rockies682Trail Ridge Road683Bear Lake684Free Day685South to Boulder686Flatirons & Pearl Street687Free Day688South to Denver689Downtown & the Capitol690Museums & Red Rocks691Free Day692South to the Springs693Garden of the Gods & Pikes Peak694The Academy & the Caves695Free Day696South to the dunes697The Dunes698West to Mesa Verde699Cliff Palace700The Silverton Train701Free Day702North to Telluride703Box Canyon704Free Day705North to the Black Canyon706The Rim707North to Glenwood708Hot Springs & Caves709Free Day710East to the ski towns711Aspen & the Maroon Bells712Vail & the Back Bowls713Breckenridge714Free Day715Out to the plains

Art by day, a venue by night.

  1. 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM· 3h

    Denver Art Museum & RiNoMuseums & HistoryAnchor

    A world-class collection (superb Indigenous art), then the murals of the RiNo art district.

    100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO

  2. 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM· 3h

    Red Rocks AmphitheatreConcerts & VenuesAnchor

    A concert (or just a hike and the sunset) at the stunning natural rock amphitheater.

    Bring: layers

    18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, CO

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Museums & History1
  • Concerts & Venues1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here