Denver Union Station

There are many reasons to make historic Union Station the start of your sightseeing tour or your hub from which to explore downtown and beyond. Start with a fun, art-centric scavenger hunt through the terminal. Search for original blueprints of the Great Hall on a stairwell. Find a stack of old suitcases high above the Great Hall. Check out a cool train mural–"and have breakfast at the same time. Find cowboys in a stairwell (head south) and a painting featuring historic local characters (go north). Discover the design elements that recall an old-fashioned train depot and look for Colorado's state flower in white. After, take a break for ice cream or coffee, find a souvenir or experience one of the station's restaurants. Then hop on a bus or walk a couple of blocks to the Light Rail tracks to get to additional areas of the city.