Things to See and Do in Denver and Colorado

Please first see our Conference Networking Event: A Private AP-S/URSI 2022 Organized Tour of Rocky Mountains (Saturday, July 16, whole day), click here.

Also see our Accompanying Person Activities (open to all conference attendees), including Colorado sightseeing tours through Colorado Sightseer, click here.

In addition, please review the following information on things to see and do in Denver and Colorado.

Official Denver, The Mile High City website https://www.denver.org/things-to-do/fall-winter.

To get additional ideas about the best places to visit in Denver, with or without children, we recommend visiting U.S.News & World Report’s https://travel.usnews.com/Denver_CO/Things_To_Do where you may choose option for 1-day or multiple day stays in Denver.

Beside places to visit listed on this website, if you do not mind an hour or two drive, and weather permitting, we would recommend visiting:

• Rocky Mountain National Park https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm.
  To check current conditions, RMNP webcams can be viewed here:
  https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm.
  
• Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs https://www.gardenofgods.com
  Garden of the Gods webcam images can be viewed here:
  https://www.gardenofgods.com/your-visit-mobile/live-web-cam
• Downtown Denver https://www.denver.org/about-denver/neighborhood-guides/downtown
• Additional attractions are listed at https://www.parkmeadows.com/en/visit/attractions.html

For those visiting Colorado for the first time, and staying a few extra days, there are a lot of attractions in the vicinity of Colorado Springs, just a couple of hours drive from the conference hotel:

• Garden of the Gods https://www.gardenofgods.com
• Royal Gorge Bridge and Park http://royalgorgebridge.com
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo http://www.cmzoo.org
• Peterson Air & Space Museum (controlled access) https://petemuseum.org
• Wild West Ghost Town Museum http://www.ghosttownmuseum.com