City Spotlight: Denver

Denver is perhaps one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Most people overlook Denver and the Rocky Mountains when planning a vacation but I hope this article will help you plan a future vacation to The Mile High City. Denver has it all: skiing, breweries, great shopping, awesome downtown night life, and picturesque views of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains.

If you're going to stay in Denver, stay downtown at one of the numerous hotels like the Grand Hyatt or local hotels like the Hotel Magnolia. Transportation is easy with the RTD light rail system and can take you all around town. During the summer, make sure to catch a Rockies baseball game at Coors Field. After the game, the LODO district (Lower Downtown) has numerous pubs and clubs to help you get the night going....and keep it that way. The Sports Column, LODO's, and The Tavern, are all local, cool and casual hot spots with great nightly drink specials. If you're looking for something trendier, then check out Monarch or Spill located on Market Street.

Denver also has some amazing restaurants. Located in the historic Larimer Square District, the Samba Room offers some of the best Cuban food around. I recently had the Spanish Paella and I was blown away. It was incredible! If you are looking for something more casual, the 16th Street Mall is an entire outdoor pavilion in the middle of downtown. They have restaurants like the Wolfgang Puck Cafe, Maggiano's Little Italy and the Hard Rock Cafe.

If you're looking to shop, then get ready for a mile-high shopping experience! Located just minutes from downtown, the Cherry Creek Shopping District features stores like Burberry, Coach, Louis Vuitton, and Neiman Marcus. This area also has some great eateries mostly located in Cherry Creek North, like Cherry Cricket, which is known for their mouth-watering burgers.

If you are looking for outdoor activities, Denver is centrally located to many National Forests where you can bike, hike, camp, river raft or just take in Mother Nature. For more information on Denver, please visit www.denver.org

-Joey
joey@themensfashionblog.com