Denver visit suggestions

SlitheyTove
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:44:01 +0000

Our whole family really liked the free shuttle that runs along the 16th street pedestrian mall down to the state capitol building. The Tattered Cover, which shyparentalunit mentioned, is on 16th St and is one of the great US bookstores. I’ll second the Botanical Garden, though that might take a car.

If you like seeing things being made, check out Hammond’s Candies. They make hard candies by hand, and there is a short fun factory tour. The gift shop is like something out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

For breakfast, check out Snooze (where you can order a “flight” of pancakes instead of having to decide on one flavor, oh be still my beating heart :)) and Sam’s No. 3 (right off of that 16th street mall). Sam’s won’t have as long a wait time, but the portions are beyond huge. Everything we ordered for dinner at Watercourse, a vegetarian/vegan restaurant, was delicious, but we are still yearning after their Monti Pasta.