Children’s Museum of Denver
The Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus is located in downtown Denver at 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver, Colorado, United States. The 46,902 square foot building is located on a 9-acre campus and has 20 exhibits and approximately 450,000 visitors annually.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: non-profit organization in the USA
- Also known as: “Children’s Museum” and “Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus”
- Address: 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver, CO 80211
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ball Arena and Downtown Aquarium.
Ball Arena
Stadium
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Ball Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. Ball Arena is situated 2,700 feet east of Children’s Museum of Denver.
Downtown Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Ginkgo100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Aquarium is a for profit aquarium and restaurant located in Denver, Colorado, at the intersection of I-25 and 23rd Ave. The 107,000 square feet main building sits on a 17-acre site adjacent to the South Platte River. Downtown Aquarium is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Children’s Museum of Denver.
Sidewinder
Roller coaster
Photo: Bgtbbum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sidewinder is a steel roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a fairly simple coaster that takes rides through one loop. Instead of starting from the ground, riders have to ascend stairs fifty feet up to the loading station. Sidewinder is situated 1,200 feet east of Children’s Museum of Denver.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jefferson Park and Auraria.
Jefferson Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Jefferson Park is a neighborhood and public park that overlooks Downtown Denver, Colorado from its perch across Interstate 25. It is located in the area that is called North Denver.
Auraria
Neighborhood
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auraria was a gold mining camp established in 1858 in the Kansas Territory of the United States. Today it survives in its original location as a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, immediately south of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.
Sun Valley
Neighborhood
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Sun Valley is a neighborhood in central Denver, Colorado, bordered by I-25 on the east, Federal Blvd. on the west, 6th Avenue on the south, and 20th Ave. on the north. It is located in the area known as West Denver.
Children’s Museum of Denver
- Categories: children’s museum, nonprofit organization, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City and County of Denver, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.74865° or 39° 44′ 55″ northLongitude
-105.01704° or 105° 1′ 1″ westElevation
5,200 feet (1,585 metres)Open location code
85FPPXXM+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 366396449OpenStreetMap feature
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