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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).

TOUR #1: Lower Downtown Historic District

When:

Tuesdays, 10:00 am – Noon

July 22nd, July 29th, & August 5th

Saturdays, 1:00 3:00 pm
Sept 13th, Sept 27th, Oct 11th, & Oct 25th

Where:
Tours begin at The Market - 1445 Larimer Street.
Includes tour of Larimer Square

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

TOUR #2: 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
July 26th, Aug 2nd, Aug 16th, Sept 6th, Sept 20th
Oct 4th, Oct 18th, Nov 1st, Nov 29th, & Dec 13th

Democratic National Convention Special Tours

Saturday - Thursday, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Aug 23rd thru Aug 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