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As one of Denver’s oldest business districts, LoDo has seen Colorado’s gold rush, the industrial era, skid row, and finally urban revitalization. Experience LoDo’s history through a guided walking tour, and learn about some of Denver’s most beautiful buildings—hotels, business houses, saloons, and brothels, along with the often notorious individuals who occupied them. Hear how preservation efforts, in celebration of LoDo history, saved many buildings that exist today.

Interested in taking a tour?


There are several tour options, so see below for details

Reservations are recommended, but not required

Walk-ins Welcome; Private Group Tours Available.

For reservations and tour information, contact Kevin Rucker, LoDo Walking Tour Coordinator, at ruckerk@mscd.edu (best) or via phone at 303.914.6100 x 3846 (weekdays), 303.940.1443 (weekends).

Lower Downtown Historic District

Experience LoDo's history through a guided walking tour. Learn about some of Denver's most interesting and beautiful buildings—hotels, businesses, saloons, and brothels, along with the often notorious characters who occupied them.

When:

Tuesdays, 10:00 am – Noon

June 3rd, 10th, 17th, & 24th

July 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

August 5th

Where:
Tours begin at The Market - 1445 Larimer Street.

Price:

$10.00 per adult (18+)

$5.00 with any College Student ID; Seniors 62+; Students age 13-17; and all LoDo District, Inc. Members

Free for children 12 and under

From Gold Camp to Paris on the Platte
Embark on a spirited walking tour (of the liquid and apparitional type) of Larimer Square, Oxford Hotel, Union Station, Mattie Silks House of Mirrors, and much more. Attendees will be regaled with tales of early Denver’s movers and shakers, conmen and desperados, brothels and opium dens, ghost stories, and Denver firsts, from cheeseburgers to lethal gas chambers.

Includes free appetizers served along the way
Must be 21+

When:

Saturdays, 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
March 8th & 29th

April 26th

May 17th

June 7th & 21st

July 12th & 26th

August 16th

Democratic National Convention Special Schedule

Daily, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

From Saturday, August 23rd to Thursday, August 28th

Where:
Tours begin at The Market - 1445 Larimer Street.

Price:
$20.00 per adult
$15.00 with any College Student ID; Seniors 62+; and all LoDo District, Inc. Members

Downtown Denver Historical Walking Tour
Tour attendees meet college history instructor Kevin Rucker in the gallery outside the Western History Department on the 5th Floor of the Denver Public Library. After a brief overview of the Rocky Mountain West archives, the tour continues through Civic Center, the Brown Palace, Larimer Square, LoDo, and more.

When:

Saturdays, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
March 1st

March 22nd

April 12th

May 10th

Wednesday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
March 26th

Sunday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
April 6th

Where:
Tours begin at The Denver Public Library - 13th & Broadway.

Price:

$10.00 per adult (18+)

$5.00 with any College Student ID; Seniors 62+; Students age 13-17; and all LoDo District, Inc. Members

Free for children 12 and under

For general information, call the LoDo District Office at 303.628.5428 or e-mail info@lodo.org.