The Heart of Denver Through Art

Some of our family lives around the Cherry Hills/ Creek area, which is very small and an ultimately a great neighborhood to be a part of. There are lots of restaurants at walking distance and areas where you can truly feel the connection to the families in the town. We drove around the homes just to have a peak at what everything looked like.

Original Chipotle

The Original Chipotle is here!!! This is the address: 1644 E Evans Ave, Denver, CO 80210. There is really nothing special, which felt a little weird, because I feel like most “original” spots have a sign or something that designates it as such. It was a cute stop, nonetheless.

One of Denver’s nicknames is The Mile High City. If you climb the west stairs of the Capitol to the 18th step, you will find yourself at an altitude of exactly 1 mile above sea level.

Larimer Square

It reminded me so much of South Miami in Miami, Florida. The little string lights above the square, the festivities of always having an activity or something to do. If you also want to translate it to Chicago lingo, it looks like Fulton Market kind of vibe.

There were thrift stores, hidden gem restaurants, other shops to go into, a cute little Spanish restaurant, and just a lively plaza in Colorado all together. We absolutely loved it, so we went twice.

Denver Art Museum

One of my great aunt’s favorite spots is the museum. She got us all passes to visit and explore the exhibits they had in the gallery. I feel like the appreciation is different through generations, because my dad is the type of person to skim and go to the next one, while we find interest in specific ones and just read on.

There are three or four floors of exhibits, if I recall correctly. I loved the neon signs and the renaissance era frames/ paintings that my mom stood by.

Denver Botanic Gardens

20-SOMETHING ACRES WITH a conservatory, theme gardens and a sunken amphitheater

A beautiful place in Denver!!! I have never had so much appreciation for plants and nature than I had when I came here. There are exhibits of plants and places in the ecosystem in green houses, lots of interactive activity to walk through, and just a whole other world within the gardens that I would have never imagined. I sounded like a nerd, but I just love Mother Nature so much! That is probably why Earth Day is my second favorite day of the year, after my birthday, of course.

Denver is incredibly beautiful and there is so much to do in the capital. From walking tons of miles to eating the local cuisines to drinking Coors, it is so special to us. Summer is truly the best time to travel here!