I knew nothing about the history of Denver before I arrived in Colorado last October. I had no idea when the city was founded (in 1958!) or that once the newcomers settled down, they first established bars and right after that they built brothels making Market Street into Denver's Red Light District. So, given the hundreds of years that Denver has been in existence, it makes sense that there'd be a good number of ghost signs around one of the most historic parts of the city - Lower Downtown. ... VIEW POST
The Best Ghost Signs in Denver, Colorado
Everything I Ate In Denver (as a Vegetarian)
It's no secret: I ate a lot of really delicious food in Denver in October. I didn’t have a whole lot of time to research places to eat beforehand since I decided to make the pilgrimage out west with about two weeks notice but I certainly made do. When I first arrived in LoDo, I navigated my way from Union Station to my hotel and on the way I stopped at Little Owl Coffee. I grabbed an iced coffee from the tiny little shop on the first floor of a hotel and kept going. It was fine, I guess. The ... VIEW POST
A Ghostly Review: The Nightly Spirits Ghost Tour (Denver, CO)
It's taken me a long time to write about this because I knew it'd be long. But it's a Sunday and my laundry is currently washing, so I can't think of a better time than right now. When I booked my trip to Denver in October, I Googled ghost tours and was sad to find out that the 'best' tour was more than sold out and although I put my name on a wait list, I knew I should have a back up plan. It was the weekend before Halloween, after all, so a ghost tour was a must for me. Some more Googling ... VIEW POST
Things You Must Do During Your First Trip to Denver, Colorado
So when I was planning my last-minute weekend trip to Denver, I literally had no idea what the city was like and where I should stay so I wanted to give you my recommendations in case you're planning a trip to Denver soon! Where To Stay The whole downtown area is about the size of the Financial District in New York City so it's really walkable. I took a shot in the dark when I decided where to stay and ended up in historic LoDo District (Lower Downtown). I stayed in the Westin Hotel ($400 for ... VIEW POST
A Feminist’s Visit to the Molly Brown House (Denver, CO)
After three hours at the Denver Zoo I uber’ed over to the Molly Brown House in hopes of catching the next tour. Unfortunately it was sold out but luckily the next one 30 minutes later was not. I don’t really recall learning much about Molly Brown in school so my knowledge about her stemmed from Kathy Bate's portrayal of her in the movie Titanic in 1997. She seemed headstrong and progressive in that movie so I thought I might like the actual historical figure, too. The first thing our tour ... VIEW POST
Why You Should Spend a Day at the Denver Zoo
If you've been reading here for a while then you know that I love cats no matter the size, and I'm an avid visitor of zoos while I'm traveling. I know zoos are controversial to some people - keeping animals out of their natural habitat and everything - but I'm a fan of zoos that let the animals live in habitats as natural as possible. The Denver Zoo opened in 1918 after the mayor of Denver was given a black bear cub. At that time there were only monkeys, elk, bison, and birds, in addition to ... VIEW POST
