| | - Recreation informationThe Hotel Monaco has a 24 hour fitness facility is located on the second floor. It contains treadmills, exercise bikes, Stair climbers, and free weights. Each cardiovascular machine is equipped with personal televisions. This fitness center is complimentary to all guests, and is available 24 hours per day. FORZA FITNESS AND PERFORMANCE CLUB 1 BLOCK -Forza is a full service athletic club with state of the art amenities. -Passes may be purchased through the front desk for 15 USD per day. -For more information visit www.forzadenver.com. -Open Monday-Friday 5am-10pm; Saturday and Sunday 7am-7pm. Open year round. 16TH STREET MALL 1 BLOCK -An outdoor pedestrian mall with various shops and restaurants. COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER & WELLS FARGO THEATRE 2 BLOCKS -Wells Fargo theatre offers a wide variety of entertainment including concerts, comedy acts, family shows, and sporting displays -For more information go to www.denverconvention.com DENVER PAVILIONS 4 BLOCKS -Located on the 16th Street Mall. -The Denver Pavillions are open daily from 10am-9pm, includes stores such as Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble, Express, Gap, Niketown, Victoria Secret, and a Virgin Megastore. TABOR CENTER 4 BLOCKS -An indoor retail and entertainment center. Open Monday-Saturday 10am-7pm. LOWER DOWNTOWN DISTRICT (LODO) 5 BLOCKS -Historic downtown Denver location that hosts restaurants, entertainment, retail and nightlife. LARIMER SQUARE 5 BLOCKS -Historic downtown Denver location that hosts restaurants, entertainment, retail and nightlife. THE DENVER CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS 5 BLOCKS -The Tony Award winning second largest performing arts center in the United States -For more information go to www.denvercenter.org UNION STATION 8 BLOCKS -The station currently offers RTD light rail service, bus service, and passenger service by Amtrak. -For more information visit RTD site, www. rtddenver.com or Amtrak site, www.amtrak.com. CIVIC CENTER PARK 10 BLOCKS -Central Denver park located across from the State Capitol Building U.S. MINT 11 BLOCKS -One of six U.S. Mint's in the United States offering free tours Monday-Friday 8am-2pm, holidays excepted. -Reservations must be made for a mint tour. -For more information visit www.usmint.gov COLORADO HISTORY MUSEUM 11 BLOCKS -Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday Noon-5pm. -Admission into the museum is $5.00 USD - $7 USD. -For more information visit www.coloradohistory.org. DENVER ART MUSEUM 13 BLOCKS -Open Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-5pm. -Admission into the museum is 3 USD - 13 USD. -For more information go to www.denverartmuseum.org COORS FIELD 1 MILES - 2 KILOMETERS -Home of the Colorado Rockies, open during baseball season. -Rockies tickets range from 4 USD - 41 USD. -Field tours available year round -For more information go to www.coloradorockies.mlb.com. PEPSI CENTER 1 MILES - 2 KILOMETERS -Home of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth and the Colorado Crush. -Denver Nuggets tickets range from 10 USD - 250 USD. -For more information go to www.nba.com/nuggets. -Colorado Avalanche tickets range from 23 USD - 204 USD. -For more information go to www.coloradoavalanche.com. MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART 1 MILES - 2 KILOMETERS -Open Tue-Sun 10am-6pm. -fri until 10pm. -Admission into the museum is 5 USD - 10 USD. -For more information go to www.mcartdenver.org DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM 1.5 MILES - 2 KILOMETERS -The aquarium is a ten-minute drive from the hotel. Open daily from 10am-10pm. -Admission from $6.95 USD - $14.95 USD. -For more information go to www.downtownaquariumdenver.com. ELITCH GARDENS 1.5 MILES - 2 KILOMETERS -Amusement park, located right outside of downtown. -Open April through October. -Park admission is $35.99 USD. -For more information go to www.elitchgardens.com. CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 1.5 MILES - 2 KILOMETERS -Museum is a ten-minute drive from the hotel, open daily from 10am-5pm. -Admission into the museum is $4.00 USD - $6.00 USD. -For more information go to www.cmdenver.org. INVESCO FIELD at MILE HIGH 1.5 MILES - 2 KILOMETERS -Home of the Denver Broncos and the Colorado Rapids. Invesco Field also holds the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. -The field is a five-minute drive from the hotel. -Public transportation to the field is easily accessible from the Hotel. -Bronco tickets range from $30.00 USD - $330.00 USD. -For more information go to www.denverbroncos.com. -Colorado Rapid tickets range from $12.00 USD - $40.00 USD. -For more information go to www.coloradorapids.com. DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS 3 MILES - 5 KILOMETERS -One of the top-ranked botanical gardens in the US, with many thousands of plants from around the world. -Hours vary on season. -Admission is ranges from $4.00 USD -$12.00 USD based on season. -For more information visit www.bontanicgardens.org DENVER ZOO 3.5 MILES - 6 KILOMETERS -The zoo is a fifteen-minute drive from the hotel, open daily from 9am-5pm. -Park admission from $7.00 USD - $10.00 USD. -For more information go to www.denverzoo.org. DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE, IMAX THEATRE, AND GATES PLANETARIUM 4 MILES - 6 KILOMETERS -All are a fifteen-minute drive from the hotel, open daily from 9am-5pm. -Admission for the museum is: $6.00 USD - $9.00 USD -Admission into the theater is $5.50 USD - $8.00 USD. -For more information go to www.dmns.org. CHERRY CREEK MALL 4 MILES - 6 KILOMETERS -Mall is a fifteen-minute drive from the hotel. -Open daily from 10am-9pm, includes stores such as Burberry, Coach, DKNY, J.Crew, Louis Vuitton, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Polo/Ralph Lauren, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Macys and Tower Records. DICKS SPORTING GOODS PARK -10 MILES - 16 KILOMETERS -Home of the Colorado Rapids. The park is a twenty-five-minute drive from the hotel. -For more information go to www.dickssportinggoodspark.com.
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- area information Denver, Colorado, also known as the Mile High City, is best known for its location at the base of the Rocky Mountains; Denver is one of America's most beautiful cities, and one of the most fun. Blessed with 300 days of sunshine a year, Denver is a lively city with a great love of the outdoors. Here you will find the nation's largest city park system, 90 golf courses and an incredible 850 miles of paved bike trails, but Denver is also a cultural and sophisticated city. Denver has the tenth largest downtown in the U.S. - a bustling area centered around a mile-long pedestrian promenade that is lined with outdoor cafes and flower baskets. Down every street, there are mountain views. The mountain panorama visible from Denver is 120 miles long and includes nearly 200 named peaks. Downtown Denver is home to three new sports stadiums, 300 restaurants, a restored historic district filled with 90 bars, restaurants and brewpubs, a collection of museums, a variety of galleries and shopping, the second largest performing arts center in the nation, three college campuses and even a unique downtown amusement park, Elitch Gardens.
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