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Confluence Park

Confluence Park is an urban park encompassing the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River in Denver's Lower Downtown, a bustling district of 19th-century brick warehouses and storefronts that has been redeveloped since the late 1980s.

Located at 39.753, -105.012 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Denver, Colorado, Urban public parks

Mile High Stadium

Mile High Stadium (originally Bears Stadium) was a multi-purpose stadium that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001. The stadium was originally built as a baseball-only stadium for the Western League's Denver Bears, but became more widely known as the home of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League after several expansions over its first forty years of existence. The Broncos called Mile High Stadium home from their beginning in the AFL in 1960 until 2000.

Located at 39.7461, -105.022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Elitch Gardens Theme Park

Elitch Gardens Theme Park, locally known as "Elitch's", is an amusement park in Denver, Colorado. It is owned by CNL Lifestyle Properties and operated by Herschend Family Entertainment. It is a seasonal park usually opening in late April and closing around Halloween.

Located at 39.7506, -105.011 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Downtown Aquarium, Denver

Downtown Aquarium (formerly Colorado's Ocean Journey) is a public 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. Its freshwater and marine aquaria total approximately 1,000,000 US gallons, and exhibit a variety of fish and other animals. The Downtown Aquarium in Denver is owned and operated by Landry's Restaurants, Inc.

Located at 39.7517, -105.014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cactus Coaster

Cactus Coaster is a steel roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. It was one of the rides moved from the original Elitch Gardens, where it first opened in 1960. The ride reopened on May 27, 1995 under the name Wild Kitten. The Wild Kitten name would stick around with the ride until the park added the Looney Tunes Movie Town addition in 1999, where the attraction was renamed Great Chase. In 2007, when PARC Management bought the park from Six Flags, Warner Bros.

Located at 39.7492, -105.012 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sidewinder (Elitch Gardens)

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. The train is launched down a hill, goes into the loop, then up a hill opposite the station. The process is then repeated backwards.

Located at 39.7486, -105.013 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Twister II

Twister II is a wooden roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a custom built wooden coaster based upon the original coaster Mr. Twister that was at Elitch Gardens before the park was moved to its new location in 1995. The roller coaster was designed by John Pierce, who also designed the famous The Rattler wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. It was constructed by the Hensel Phelps Construction Co.

Located at 39.7464, -105.014 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Highland, Denver

Highlands refers to two separate city-center neighborhoods, Highland and West Highland, in Denver, Colorado. Highland and West Highland are both in the area that is referred to as North Denver. The Highland neighborhood, bounded by West 38th Ave on the north, Union Pacific Railroad lines on the east, South Platte River on the southeast, Speer Boulevard and W 29th Ave to the South, and Federal Boulevard on the West, is located immediately northwest of downtown.

Located at 39.7626, -105.012 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Neighborhoods in Denver, Colorado, Streetcar suburbs

Pepsi Center / Elitch Gardens (RTD)

Pepsi Center/Elitch Gardens is a RTD light rail station in Denver, Colorado, United States. Operating as part of the C and E Lines, the station was opened on April 5, 2002, and is operated by the Regional Transportation District. It primarily serves the adjacent Pepsi Center and Elitch Gardens entertainment facilities in Downtown Denver. Before Six Flags sold Elitch Gardens in 2007, the station was known as Pepsi Center/Six Flags Elitch Gardens.

Located at 39.7487, -105.01 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Denver Millennium Bridge

For other structures of the same name see Millennium Bridge (disambiguation) The Denver Millennium Bridge is the world’s first cable-stayed bridge using post-tensioned structural construction. Its 200-foot (61m) white tapered steel mast rises above Denver’s northwestern skyline, connected to the bridge deck and foundation anchors by steel cables.

Located at 39.7544, -105.004 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Platte River Bridge

The Platte River Bridge is the second of three pedestrian bridges to connect Downtown Denver with the Highland neighborhood. The cable-stayed bridge crosses the South Platte River between Commons Park and Commons West Apartments along the former 16th street viaduct.

Located at 39.7564, -105.007 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Highland Bridge

The Highland Bridge is the third of three pedestrian bridges to connect Downtown Denver with the Highland neighborhood. The bridge crosses the Valley Highway between Platte Street and Central Street as an extension of the 16th Street Mall. The bridge was opened on December 16, 2006. It is 325 feet long and cost US $5.2 million to build.

Located at 39.758, -105.009 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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