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Enjoy two unique experience at a great discount! Learn about Molly Brown and her incredible story as a survivor of the Titanic. After that, you can explore the beautiful and charming historic mansions of Capitol Hill.

Explore the beautiful and charming historic mansions of Capitol Hill and uncover the stories of families who lived in these homes at the end of the 19th century.

Explore Denver’s oldest block and learn about the first city center, its transformation to a skid row, and how local citizens saved the block of buildings from demolition to create Denver’s first historic district.

From Union Station to Wynkoop, Tattered Cover to Warehouse Row, learn how the largest collection of historic warehouses in the West transformed from railroad hub to skid row to urban hot spot.

Our newest tour explores the ever-evolving “Main Street” of Denver. Learn how 16th Street won the title of Denver’s “Main Street” in the late 1800s and became a destination for retail, entertainment, and transportation.

This tour will explore 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. Book your Five Points tour online today!

Just south of Capitol Hill is Quality Hill. Boasting architectural gems like the Governor’s Mansion, Malo Mansion and the Zang Mansion, this tour explores the individuals behind the homes, and their legacy in Denver.

Walk through the variety of homes and businesses that make up Denver’s first streetcar suburb. We will begin the tour at Curtis-Mestizo Park then walk to Ideal Laundry, Puritan Pie Company, the Patrick Ford home and more!

Join 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.

Explore Queer Capitol Hill with a tour created by 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.

If you love mid-century modern, you’ll love learning about the Cliff May homes. All 170 of the homes in Denver were built in the Harvey Park neighborhood, designed to be both prefabricated and elegant in their minimalism.

Join us as we explore the ever-evolving Avenue: We’ll start at a historic school and end at the one-time home of an iconic burlesque bar, complete with a Colfax-themed cocktail, bringing the buildings and characters of Colfax to life along the way.

Join Historic Denver and the American Organists Rocky Mountain Chapter on Saturday December 6th for an exciting morning of music as we visit three stunning churches, learn about their history and hear beautiful organ music. This year our organ tour will visit St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Holy Ghost Roman Catholic Church, and Trinity United Methodist Church.

Adolph Zang is most often associated with Zang Brewery. His impressive family home located at 7th and Clarkson Streets was financed by his brewery and his mining interests. Learn more about the Zang family during this 90-minute tour of their exquisite three-story mansion.

Join us for a workshop that will help you feel more knowledgeable about your historic home. We’ll cover popular topics like historic window repair, masonry, maintenance FAQs and more.

The Wyman Neighborhood is the setting for our next progressive tour, we’ll  access interiors and enjoy food and drink at Castle Marne, Flora House and the Feldman Mortuary. Taken together theses sites provide an intimate look at the Wyman neighborhood in the early 1900s. As we travel by foot, expert guides will lead you to each site, allowing you to savor the architecture and heritage that make the Wyman Neighborhood unique.

Denver’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.

<p style=”color: #eacbbc;”><em>October 29 – 31, 2026 @ 10PM</em></p><p style=”color: #eacbbc;”>Enhance your Ghosts of 1340 Penn experience with a Victorian-inspired Seance. After the tour, have a haunted cocktail/mocktail and gather round the historic dining table for a séance led by Otherworld Paranormal Events. When the clock strikes midnight, you’ll leave the ghosts at the museum but take home a souvenir cup and trick or treat bag.</p>

<p style=”color: #eacbbc;”><em>October 28-31, 2026</em></p><p style=”color: #eacbbc;”>Dare you enter the house that still whispers? Discover who still walks the halls at 1340 Penn with a ghostly tour of the Molly Brown House. Hear stories of those who ‘met their end’ inside the home, learn about the fine art of Victorian mourning and spiritualism, and beware of crossing paths with ghost cat! Wear your blackest black, enjoy a cocktail (or mocktail) on us, and experience a spooktacular ghost tour experience ~ take-home treat bag included! October 29, 30, and 31 with entry times starting at 6:00 p.m. $50.00 per person.</p>

September 24, 2026 @ 6:30 PM

Revisit a museum field trip experience—grown-up style! Build your own cities both past and present while becoming a historic preservationist. Learn about saving structures and how to join in civic discussions about the places that matter. Enjoy a cocktail or mocktail while creating lego-brick structures inside Margaret Brown’s historic home.

Adolph Zang, most often associated with Zang Brewery, owned an impressive home at 7th and Clarkson St, financed by his brewery and mining interests. Designed by Frank Eberley in 1902, the residence remained in the Zang family for over 50 years. Learn more about the Zang family and their home.

Experience Denver from above with a visit to the iconic Daniels & Fisher Clock Tower this holiday season. Join Historic Denver for a Guided Sunset Tour on December 28 or January 4, when golden-hour light and twinkling city lights make the views especially memorable. Once the tallest building between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Coast, the Clock Tower offers sweeping vistas and a fascinating window into Denver’s past, brought to life by an expert guide.

Prefer to explore at your own pace?  Self-guided tours are also available Wednesday through Friday and Sundays, from 10 AM to 3 PM, allowing you to take in the views and history on your own schedule.

Our popular virtual Realtor Seminar, Understanding and Selling Historic Homes, will be offered on May 6th from 12 to 4:30pm. This 3 credit course covers 150 years of Denver Architecture, an exploration of the types of historic property protections, maintenance pointers and sales tips. Register at https://historicdenver.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=11185&

October 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24, 2026

Join us for our Victorian Horrors theater program where deathly tales written by well-known but long-gone authors are read by acclaimed local actors in a one hour program. Admission times are every 15 minutes from 6 PM to 9 PM. For Historic Denver Members – $25, General Admission Tickets – $30.

Sunday Mornings and Tuesday Evenings

Autumn is the best time to explore the site of Denver’s oldest cemetery. Today, a much beloved city park and neighborhood, its history and significance make this tour fascinating. Our 75-minute tour will discuss the history of the park and explore some of the Humboldt Street Historic District.

Welcome to Denver’s first skyscraper, a historic marvel that has stood tall since its completion in 1911. This iconic structure was originally the final piece of the Daniels and Fisher Department Store, and it proudly rises to a height of 375 feet. For nearly half a century, it held the title of the tallest building in Denver, until 1957. Today, it remains a cherished landmark, offering visitors a glimpse into the city’s architectural past and stunning panoramic views of the surrounding area.

September 2, 2026 @ 5:30 PM

Founded in 1890, Fairmount Cemetery became the final resting place of early Denver’s notable personalities, from mayors and socialites to jazz musicians and baseball players. Designed by Reinhard Schuetze, the father of the Denver Park System, the grounds, buildings, and iconic gate were built to be a grand example of the new Lawn or Garden Cemetery movement. We’ll gather on the grounds on September 2nd for history, tours and light appetizer, plus our signature cocktail/mocktail.