Denver
No admission feeColorado's capital city and Rocky Mountain gateway, with museums, breweries, parks and a walkable downtown.
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Shop 185 stores and restaurants under Grand Mountain Lodge architecture at Colorado's biggest mall, in Lone Tree near Denver.
8401 Park Meadows Center Dr · Lone Tree, CO
Park Meadows opened on August 30, 1996, in Lone Tree, about 5 miles from Denver. Its website lists 185 stores and restaurants and calls it Colorado's biggest shopping mall, and Wikipedia counts about 1.58 million square feet. Nordstrom, Dillard's, Macy's, JCPenney and Dick's Sporting Goods are the anchors. Grand Mountain Lodge architecture and artwork by Colorado artists set the tone inside, and Sandbox VR and a LEGO Store are among the tenants.
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Transit: reachable by public transit
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