Hidden gems: Tourist Attractions in Denver

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Denver. This list contains 25 places from Tourist Attractions category.

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Denver Local Tours
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Great Hidden Denver Tour - Found out about this tour from the Concierge at the Brown Palace. We had a great time exploring some museums and checking out the seedy tunnels that connected our hotel to an old brothel. I would highly recommend to anyone.
5.00 (106 reviews)
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Mile High Bike Tours
Sightseeing tour agency
👍 Tour was pretty good. Lasted a decently long time. We signed up for the bikes and brews tour. I will say it's a bit misleading as we thought we were going to be stopping periodically at different breweries that were included in the price, but we just stopped at one place at the very end and we had t...
4.90 (128 reviews)
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Martin Luther King Memorial
Monument
👍👍 This memorial was so much more detailed than the one in DC although theirs is taller. You can learn about history just by visiting this memorial. I definitely want to bring more people to see it. When you are facing the front of it, you are supposed to go right to left around it.
4.90 (127 reviews)
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Dark Side of Denver Ghost Tours
Tour agency
👍👍 Shout out to Jess for being the best tour guide ever! Hilarious, personable and most important of all LOUD! (Perfect for people who stay to the back) she really is the coolest :)!
4.80 (129 reviews)
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Dikeou Collection
Museum
👍👍 Free to the public and like nothing you have ever seen. A contemporary art gallery with 16 foot pink bunnies and art that will leave you thinking "now what was that trying to convey." Even the wallpaper in the bathroom is art. We took a toddler to the gallery and she loved it. Some of the pieces are...
4.80 (50 reviews)
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Mile High Wine Tours
Tour operator
👍👍 Thank you for such a wonderful wine tasting with cheese, charcuterie and desserts!! My group and I had a blast! Communication was incredible from beginning to end. Our host was extremely knowledgeable and engaging when we went through the wine tasting. Will definitely book again!!
4.80 (32 reviews)
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Equitable Building - Historical Landmark
Historical landmark
👍 Beautiful architecture. Building in 1892 it was the tallest building at 9 stories until 1911.
4.80 (31 reviews)
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Denver Botanic Gardens: Morrison Discovery Center
Education center
👍👍 I've visited probably 6 different botanical gardens in different cities. This is by far my favorite to date. It is a huge property. So many different themed areas. You can spend hours wandering around. There are several greenhouse/tropical areas. It was a really great experience. Highly recommended...
4.80 (26 reviews)
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Mile High Monument
Tourist attraction
👍👍 I had the opportunity to visit this moment last week and I was amazed. I had never been here before and it has so much Bronco history all around it. The seats are from the old stadium and it is a beautiful Monument to a great team!! We had the Bronco Band and Miles the Bronco showed up to help make...
4.80 (25 reviews)
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Hangar 61
Church
👍👍 Fantastic. Church. Very. Friendly. Church. Members. & Church. Staff. Very. Good. Lead. Pastor. In. Matt. Wolf. I. Definitely. Recommend. Anyone. Looking. For. A. Church. Home. To. Worship. At. On. Sunday's. To. Come. To. Stapleton. Church. 👍 👍 😉 ❤❤
4.80 (12 reviews)
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Ninth Street Historic Park
Park
On the National Register of Historic Places, this tree-lined greenway features Victorian houses.
4.70 (114 reviews)
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Historic Elitch Theater
Event venue
Renovated 1891 theater devoted to production & study of performing arts that also has movie nights.
4.70 (70 reviews)
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Duck Lake
Park
👍👍 Part of City Park where waterfall come to rest.
4.70 (65 reviews)
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Space Odyssey
Museum
👍👍 Amazing honestly the entire museum worth every penny. Not too crowded on Thursday. Definitely try for later in the PM To avoid large student groups, but we enjoyed so much got a membership. Do NOT miss the Maze of Mirrors! Teens and 8year old in our group.
4.70 (48 reviews)
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Center for Colorado Women's History
History museum
Grand Victorian home built by Rocky Mountain News founder in 1883 that housed famous local families.
4.60 (146 reviews)
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Denver Trolley
Transportation service
Seasonal open-air trolley offering scenic rides along the South Platte Greenway & Downtown Denver.
4.60 (83 reviews)
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Historic Elitch Carousel Dome
Historical landmark
👍👍 Such a cool random spot to visit! It is located within a small park across from an apartment complex. It used to have a carousel which moved when the original park was relocated. I loved the maze in the middle of it, very cool addition!
4.60 (55 reviews)
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Downtown Denver Lookout
Tourist attraction
😐 Has been temporarily closed lately with a private property sign. Was able to visit once in June. Has been blocked off during the month of July.
4.60 (38 reviews)
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19th Street Bridge
Bridge
👍👍 Great bridge. Would even say I love it. It's gets me from one side of the Platte River to the other
4.60 (21 reviews)
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Denver City Railway Building - Lodo Walking Tour
Historical landmark
4.60 (21 reviews)
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