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it`s no accident that Denver is called `the Mile High City`. When you climb up to the State Capitol, you`re precisely 5,280 feet above sea level when you reach the 18th step. Located in a spectacular setting at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is one of America`s fastest growing cities -- and one of its most exciting. The Mile High City entertains over 8.8 million visitors a year with people coming to enjoy the city`s outstanding cultural attractions, museums, shopping, dining and nightlife. Located at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Denver is one of America`s most beautiful cities - and one of the most fun. Blessed with 300 days of sunshine a year, Denver is a lively city with a great love of the outdoors. Here you`ll find the nation`s largest city park system, 90 golf courses and an incredible 650 miles of paved bike trails. There are over 70 golf courses in the area, and more than 143 free tennis courts. Within an hour and a half drive from Denver, there are opportunities for skiing, river running, hiking, fishing, camping, horseback riding, sailing or mountain biking. But Denver is also a cultural and sophisticated city. Denver has some of the finest museums in the West with a wide variety of historical, western, artistic and horticultural emphasis Six Flags Elitch Gardens Theme Park is a hundred-year-old theme park known for its European atmosphere, elaborate floral gardens, and thrill rides. In 1995, Elitch Gardens moved to an expanded location in downtown Denver along the South Platte River with all new rides, gardens, lagoons, restaurants and amusements. The Molly Brown House honors `Unsinkable Molly Brown,` the heroine of the Titanic disaster with mementos from her life preserved in her beautiful home on Capitol Hill. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a 9,000-seat natural outdoor arena carved out of huge, 500-foot (152 m) high, red sandstone cliffs, all overlooking Denver and the plains. With its views and geologic wonders, it’s one of the world's most famous concert sites and has played host to everyone from the Beatles to symphony orchestras. As the largest city in a 600-mile (966 km) radius, Denver has always been the shopping capital of the Rocky Mountain West. The city features the largest sporting goods store in the world (Gart Brothers Sports Castle) and the largest independent book store in America with over 400,000 volumes (the Tattered Cover). Founded in 1859 as a gold mining camp, Denver is one of America`s youngest cities - and one of the most exciting. Today, this booming metropolis and is the largest city in a 600-mile radius - the entertainment, shopping, cultural, sports and recreation capital of the vast Rocky Mountain West.
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