Denver,+CO


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 * More info:** Check out [|TripAdvisor's guide to Denver].

__**Denver International Airport:**__

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 * //Ranking//**: Number five in the U.S. and number 13 in the world, with 53.2 million passengers.
 * //Location//**: Twenty-four miles northeast of the city center, with very limited nearby hotel accommodations.
 * //Major Airlines//**: Denver International is a longtime hub for United, which currently handles about 33 percent of the airport's traffic. It's also an important point for Southwest, with 25 percent of the traffic, and the main base for Frontier, with 18 percent. Most other large lines serve Denver International, but international service is mainly to Canada and Mexico, with a few flights to Europe and one new nonstop to Tokyo.
 * //Layout//**: The airfield has four parallel runways and two crossed parallels. Passenger facilities consist of three parallel midfield concourses plus a terminal, all connected by a people mover inside security. Connections are easy.
 * //Performance//**: 75 percent of departures and 79 percent of arrivals are on time, the average departure delay is 51 minutes and arrival delay is 55 minutes, and cancellations are at 1.2 percent.
 * //Ground Transportation//**: Currently, Denver International has no rail service, although a commuter line is under construction. Taxi flat rates are $55 to downtown Denver and $88 to Boulder. A handful of shuttles serve downtown Denver as well as other communities in the region. SuperShuttle charges $22 to get downtown. RTD AF Route costs $11.00 one-way from the Airport to Union Station in downtown Denver (Website:


 * Mike Summers - May 2014:**

My wife works in downtown Denver, and we acquired a condominium near her office. On weekends when we can't get on a flight, there's always the Denver scene to visit. There are many hotels in the downtown Denver area (Booking Website: [] ) that make it easy to stay out late and sleep in the next morning. There's plenty of fun things that you can do and see. The 16th Street Mall and LoDo (Lower Downtown) is a good starting point. You can find plenty of live music bars, dance clubs, wine bars, brew pubs, and comedy clubs. The opportunities for Happy Hour are many. Try the Ginn Mill (Website: [] ) on Larimer and 20th to start your happy hour with $2.00 you call-its or beer. Free popcorn helps soak up the adult beverages. Nearby you can order a "Don't call me Whitey" pizza from Marquis Pizza (Website: [] ) and bring it back to the Mill. Across the street from the Ginn Mill is Scruffy Murphy's Irish Pub with great live music (Website: [] ) and the Zan-Z-Bar Billiards Bar and Grill (Website: [] ) with numerous pool tables, which are free from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. On the corner of 21st and Larimer is El Charrito (Website: [] ) with its karaoke and numerous drink and food specials. If you want to laugh, we recommend four comedy venues: 1) the Comedy Works (Website: [] ), 2) Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret in the old May D&F Tower (Website: [] ) on the 16th Street Mall, 3) the Bovine Metropolis Theatre (Website: [] ) and the 4) Voodoo Comedy Playhouse (Website: [] ) are all fun to visit. Live music easily starts at Howl At The Moon (Website: [] ) near the Denver Chop House and Coors Field. Live jazz is found at El Chapultepec at 19th and Market (Website: [] ) where there is always an entertaining evening (cash only). Charlie Browns Piano Bar and Grill (Website: [] ) is where you can come sing along to your favorites with their professional piano player on Tuesday's through Saturday's from 6:00 PM - 1:30 AM. Denver breweries are numerous: Great Divide Brewery (Website: [] ), Breckenridge Brewery (Website: [] ), Denver Beer Company (Website: [] ), and the Wynkoop Brewing Company (Website: [] ) are a few good places to visit. Along 20th Street just northwest of Coors Field at Chestnut Pl is Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. It just opened in January 2015, but already looks like it will be a place to visit once Rockies season starts (Website Info:  []  ). The Highland Tavern has a wonderful Tavern Burger and a yummy "Bombshell" - pastrami and Swiss (Website: [] ) that you can't miss; the tavern tater tots are a must try. Also in the Highland Neighborhood is Williams and Graham (Website: [] ) which is a little speakeasy that has a simple delicious menu and a vast libation selection. When you arrive, you are greeted by a dandy pair, that push a faux bookcase aside to walk into the back room. Kitch and fun, this place is designed within an inch of it’s life, but done perfectly so you feel like you are having an experience, rather than experiencing something at Disneyworld. Give it a try! If you can't get in because the wait list is too long, walk across the street to the LoHi Steak bar (Website: []  ). Our favorite ethnic restaurants in downtown Denver are: French - Le Grand Bistro (Website: [] ), Japanese Sushi - Soko Sushi and Saki (Website: [] )**,** Italian - Maggiano's Little Italy (Website: [] ) and Venice Restorante (Website: [] ), Indian - Little India Restaurant (Website: [] ), and Mediterranean - Rioja (Website: [] ) are can't miss places to eat. Other great places are Vesta Dripping Grill (Website: [] ), Wazee Supper Club (Website: [] ), Sam's #3 (Website: [] ), and Ale House at Amato's (Website: [] ). For breakfast, try Snooze with two downtown locations (Website: [] ). I'm sure that many others have some solid Denver experiences that they can add to this blog! Get out and enjoy our local metropolis!



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