With a population of 500,000, "The Queen City of the Plains" or "Mile High City" is located 5,280 feel above sea level. Officially established in 1858 during the Gold Rush era, Denver started as a beaver trapping town in the 1830s. Denver has come along way from early its days as a wild west town of gambling, boozing, saloons, brothels and gunfights.

Black American West Museum: Portrays the presence and history of black cowboys (some who led cattle drives), soldiers and pioneers in the region. Did you know that one of the first gold discoveries in Idaho Springs, Colorado was made by Henry Parker, a black mine owner.

LoDo (Lower Downtown): Pubs, art galleries, cafes, people watching in old, renovated Victorian neighborhood. Walking distance from Coors Field (home of the Colorado Rockies baseball team), Invesco Field (Texas Rangers baseball), Pepsi center (Denver Nuggets basketball and Colorado Avalanche hockey) and The Performing Arts complex.

16th Street Mall: The primary shopping and entertainment strip of Downtown Denver. Mile long pedestrian walkway with shops, restaurants and boutiques. Free shuttle service brings people from one end of the mall to the other.

Larimer Square: 19th century brick buildings recently restored and revitalized. Sidewalk cafes and trendy shops. This neighborhood has come full circle in the last century, form upscale neighborhood, to blighted ghetto and back up again.

Buffalo Bill Museum: Grim reminder of the many Native Americans whose lives were adversely altered and/or prematurely ended in the so-called "winning of the west".

Cheap Flights to Denver: From October through May, travel to Denver is a lot cheaper and better deals are to be had. Also, hotel rooms, flights and car rentals during the weekdays are drastically cheaper than on weekends. Good luck on finding cheap Denver flights and its surrounding areas (Golden, Boulder, Littleton, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins), including cheap vacation packages, hotels and car rentals!