 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?
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There are several tour options,
so see below for details |
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Reservations are recommended,
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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.
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