Museums/Exhibits

Art Museum
Just off Civic Center Park, the museum regularly offers special exhibitions.

Botanic Gardens
Special events at the Denver Botanic Gardens, from Botanicgardens.org.

Buffalo Bill's Grave
On Lookout Mountain, about thirty minutes from downtown Denver. Super scenic overlook. (BuffaloBill.org.)

Children's Museum
Centrally located, just off the Valley Highway.

Denver Trolley
See the sights of the Platte Valley from an original trolley sightseeing streetcar. (From Denver Trolley)

Forney Transportation Museum
From a Big Boy Locomotive to antique baby carriages, over 500 exhibits.

Gates Planetarium
Space- always a hit with the kids. Check out the Laserium. (From dmnh.org.)

Molly Brown House
She survived the Titanic, and her memorabilia survive here. (From Historic Denver Inc.)

Morrison Natural History
Featuring the ever popular dinosaur-related exhibitions.

Natural History Museum
Description of permanent exhibits- check out your favorites, and don't overlook IMAX. (Courtesy dmnh.org.)

Ocean Journey
A world class aquarium in Denver? Believe it!

Wings over the Rockies
Aerospace: Restored aircraft on display at the Lowry AFB site, from Wings over the Rockies.

Zoo
Full info, including a virtual tour.