A few years ago, the New York Times spent a weekend in Denver as part of its “36 Hours” series, offering a guide for how a visitor to the Mile High City could get the most out of our lovely city. This Denver travel guide felt somewhat theoretical, at best, and painfully unaware, at worst. Sooooo, we decided to fix it and make our own! Today on the show, host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi are joined by politics and green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval to lay out our own “36 Hours in Denver,” giving visitors an on-the-ground guide to the restaurants, attractions, and city-close outdoor excursions that make this place great.

Paul mentioned our episode on DIA conspiracy theories. Bree talked about the Forney Museum’s old home in REI, and the story behind the historic brick building, which you can read about in our newsletter, Hey Denver!

What did we miss? We want to hear your can’t-miss spots that never fail to impress visitors. Leave us a voicemail or a text at 720-500-5418, and you might hear it on the show soon!

Here’s a list of all the places we recommended:


Colorado Tick Club (Curtis Park) 


Blucifer (DIA)


RTD’s A-Line (It’s Free all August!)


Union Station (Union Station)


The Confluence (Highland)


“Confluent People” by Emanuel Martinez (Auraria)


Starbucks at the REI (Auraria)


Little Man Ice Cream (LoHi)


Bruto (Union Station)


Bodega (Sunnyside)


Red Rocks (Morrison)


Dinosaur Ridge Trail (Morrison)


J’s Noodles (Westwood)


Miss Saigon (formerly Pho 79; Westwood)


New Saigon (Athmar Park)


Meow Wolf (Sun Valley)


Raíces (Sun Valley)


Bastien’s (City Park)


PS Lounge (Congress Park)


Bluebird Theater (City Park)


Middleman (City Park)


Satire Lounge (Cheesman Park)


Tom’s Starlight (North Cap Hill) 


Charlie Brown’s (Cap Hill)


Pho 96 (Ruby Hill)


Lakeside Amusement Park (Lakeside)



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