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July 2024
Explore the neighborhood known as Quality Hill with stops in front of the Boettcher, Zang and Malo Mansions, among others. This tour highlights many of the key people who established Quality Hill and who’s names remain recognizable in Denver today.
Find out moreExplore Queer Capitol Hill with David Duffield, co-founder and coordinator of the Center LGBTQ History Project for Colorado on Colfax. The tour will take guests through Bachelor's Row and look at how single apartments offered privacy for a closeted community. We'll explore how public spaces were a refuge and places to connect for LGBTQ people. [...]
Find out moreHear racy tales and explore taboo topics while sipping cocktails with our 1340 Penn Program Series at the historic home of Margaret "Molly" Brown. Book your tickets now to explore—and taste—some of the popular cocktails that would been found aboard passenger ships like the Titanic, which sailed during the golden age of cocktails. Food [...]
Find out moreDenver’s built environment today is the result of a roller coaster economy, with many booms and busts over the past 160 years. We’ll see historic buildings that Denver’s first successful settlers built, adjacent to glamorous modern buildings from this century, and we’ll learn how Denver’s earliest entrepreneurs developed Denver as a financial center AND a [...]
Find out moreExplore the Welton Street corridor and transport you back in time to 1920-1950 when the street was the heart of the African American community in the Rocky Mountain West. Discover the stories of jazz greats, military heroes, and the impressive lists of “firsts” that this thriving and powerful community added to history. This tour will [...]
Find out moreJoin us to explore one of the oldest parts of Denver. The Town of Highlands, incorporated in 1875 and was promoted as having clean air, clean water and high morals. On the hill above Denver’s smog of coal smoke, it featured artesian wells and no watering holes, there were no saloons in Highlands until after [...]
Find out moreAugust 2024
The Historic Baker District witnessed its beginnings in 1872 and boasts the highest concentration of Queen Anne Victorian homes in the city’s historic center. The neighborhood's rich history, people, and architecture are showcased on this engaging walking tour!
Find out moreReminisce about your days of school outings with our new museum field trip program for grown-ups, Classroom Cocktails! While sipping on a signature cocktail, engage in museum activities popular in our fieldtrips to awaken the “child-at-heart.” Join us for three Saturdays this summer, June 8th, July 13th and August 10th from 5 to 7pm, for [...]
Find out moreJoin us to explore one of the oldest parts of Denver. The Town of Highlands, incorporated in 1875 and was promoted as having clean air, clean water and high morals. On the hill above Denver’s smog of coal smoke, it featured artesian wells and no watering holes, there were no saloons in Highlands until after [...]
Find out moreExplore the neighborhood known as Quality Hill with stops in front of the Boettcher, Zang and Malo Mansions, among others. This tour highlights many of the key people who established Quality Hill and who’s names remain recognizable in Denver today.
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