Red Rocks Park is the best known Denver Mountain Park. The Park’s best known feature is the Red Rocks Amphitheater which was designed by Burnham Hoyt, one of Denver’s best known architects. The visitor center, completed in 2003 offers a gift shop, restaurant, exhibits and meeting rooms. The Trading Post, located just south of the Amphitheater, serves as an official Colorado Welcome Center. It is free to visit when there is no event happening.

Stroll the Museum’s 15-acre railyard with over 100 locomotives, passenger and freight cars, cabooses and even a G-scale garden railway. Watch as Colorado railroad history is brought back to life in our Roundhouse restoration facility with a working, hand-operated turntable. Visit the 1880s-replica Depot Museum building housing changing exhibits, along with the Denver HO Model Railroad Club’s operating model layout replicating the various types of Colorado mountain railroading.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday (closed Mondays).

Admission: $10 adults, $5 ages 2-17, $8 seniors ages 60+. Free for members.* Children under 2 do not require a ticket.

The Mines Museum of Earth Science, is a geology museum based in the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, United States. It was established in 1873 and opened in 1874.

Admission: FREE

Regular Hours: Mon. – Sat. 9AM-4PM and Sun. 1PM-4PM

Beautiful creek that runs through Downtown Golden with lots of walking paths and near by shops to see.

Great nearby place to get some hiking in on a beautiful day! Great for all ages.

A 110-acre preserve of ponderosa pines & meadows, with a nature center, trail & guided tours.

At The Golden Mill, we bring people together to enjoy conversation, laughter, good food, and refreshing drinks. We’re as passionate about serving the best food and drinks in Golden, CO as we are about being a good neighbor – and whether you’re from near or far, you’re always welcome.

5 high-quality food vendors

46 taps of unique beers, wine, house-made cocktails, and non-alcoholic drinks

New Terrain Brewing Company is proud to create what they call exploratory beers. Their Suntrip Belgian Wit took home the silver medal at a Great American Beer Festival.

About 20 beers on tap with rotation food trucks.