Denver,Colorado is well known as the mile high city. Denver is home to a multitude of professional sports teams such as the Denver Broncos,Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche,Colorado Rockies,Colorado Mammoth and the Colorado Rapids.

Denver began as a frontier mining camp and was named "Denver" after James Denver who was Governor of the Kansas Territories. Three different towns all with different names made up what is now known as Denver. In a trade agreement in 1859, the other town names were disolved in return for a barrel of whiskey for the three towns to share amongst themselves.In an ironic twist the first structure to be made permanent was a saloon.

Denver,Colorado is a sportsmans ultimate destination.. Denver offers something for everyone anytime of the year whether its hiking and biking during the summer on hundreds of miles of trails, championship golf courses or relaxing in one of the city’s many parks,kayaking, stand up paddleboarding and fly-fishing tours with expert guides. Skiing and snowboarding are widely popular at nearby ski resorts and draw thousands of visitors each year and also cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. If indoor adventures are more to your liking make sure to try out the several escape rooms and arcades or try your hand at axe throwing and archery, to bocce, bowling and billiards.

Frederick & Jan Mayer Galleries showcase Denver Art Museum’s Latin American collection of more than 1,000 pieces of rare work on the vast history of artistic creation. This collection is arguably the most comprehensive in the United States, spanning 3,500 years that reveals many trends and relationships between art from the region.

The collection encompasses the areas from the southwestern are of the United States to present-day Argentina as far back as 2000 B.C. The collection mainly focuses on items produced before the arrival of the European settlers and with several modern works that blend with practices and materials of the past and present.

Denver began as a Gold rush town in 1858 and has grown into one of the most exciting cities in the country today, Denver is steeped in history. Explore the history of Denver and Dnver County to learn about the many great people who shaped the city including cowboys, cattle ranchers, jazz legends in the music industry with greatminds of poetry, railroad tycoons and craft beer brewers and artists.

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