Day-tripping in Denver!

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Say Denver and the first thing that comes to mind is, of course, the Denver Broncos (one of the most successful football teams in the history of American National Football League)... Then obviously, the famed country music singer, late John Denver… But Denver city, to the slightly above average tourist, means much more than that! Imagine a city where snow and the sun hit you with the same ferocity and on the same day (Denver claims more than 300 sunny days every year)! While in the east, there are to be ogled at, some of the world’s most breathtaking skyscrapers, and in the west, the most beautiful extreme in the United States – the Rocky Mountains. Imagine where citizens not only strive towards making the city law-abiding and reducing the number of homeless, but also at the same time aims towards legalising marijuana... There you have Denver (also called the Mile-High City situated that it is exactly one mile above sea level), the most populous city in the State of Colorado, and its capital, of course.

With the country’s largest city-park structure (a whopping 200 odd parks and 90 golf courses) and the second-largest Performing Arts Centre, the city also teems with over 40 museums (many nationally recognised, including the nouveau wing of the Denver Art Museum by the world-famous architect Daniel Libeskind) and an inviting 850 miles of hiking and biking pathways. With the award of being ‘the healthiest city in the whole of America,’ it’s no surprise that Forbes magazine has ranked Denver, for the third year in a row, as the number one city in the nation for singles!

Before we forget, at least don’t visit Denver for the sake of John Denver. God rest his soul; neither was he born in Denver (but in Roswell, New Mexico) nor was ‘Denver’ his real name (‘twas Henry John Deutschendorf Jr)! Rather, the coming months (July-August) provide you with better reasons, what with Denver hosting three internationally acclaimed festivals – the not-so-subtle Cherry Creek Arts Festival, the cultural bulwark Evergreen Jazz Festival and the thrillingly unmissable Rocky Mountains Balloon Festival! And for the intrepid Denver traveller, if a visit to the Zoo (no, not the White House) – the fourth most popular zoo in yankeeland – doesn’t rustle the animal instincts within you, one trip to the quintessential cowboy ‘Buffalo’ Bill’s Grave (and Museum) would be enough to smash you back into the heart of the Red-Indian ethos!

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007

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