| Featured City: Denver | Denver, the capital of Colorado State, is located in the northern part of the state, east of the magnificent Rocky Mountains and the westernmost fringe of the Great 'Are We There Yet' Plains. It covers an area of 397 square kilometers and has a population of 1,500,000. It is called 'Mile High City' because its average altitude is 1,610 meters (just as high as a mile). In the ancient times, no people lived there until the finding of gold mine in 1858. With the construction of railway, the population of Denver urban areas increased at a gallop. Especially after the exploitation of oil and natural gas beginning in 1975, many petroleum companies gathered in the city, which made it develop quickly, and became a famous city in the middle and western of America.
Denver is often voted to be one of the top ten best cities for living in America because of its culture and charity project. With its agreeable climate, beautiful scenery and rich art resource, Denver has been the favorite destination of outdoor tourists. Standing against the hills, Denver is surrounded by woods and enjoys fresh air. In a year there are over 300 sunny days here, even more than Miami, San Diego and Honolulu, so the well-known carnation here is growing better than anywhere and emits pleasant fragrance. A gentle series of strangely shaped peaks are near Denver, most of which are over 3,000 meters. When winter falls, the flying snow covers the top of the peaks, and then the most famous skiing center comes into being, attracting the focus of thousands of skiing lovers. If you are a skiing lover, never miss Denver. Similarly, if you are an art lover, never miss Denver Art Museum and Denver Museum of Natural History. Denver Art Museum situates on the southern edge of the downtown grid, houses worldwide art works, including those of Native American's. The display of a great number of native art collections from every tribe in America offers many highlights. The geographical layout of the works from thousands years ago to the present emphasizes the flux of culture. Besides, many productions from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific can be found here. The other resort is the famed Denver Museum of Natural History. As the biggest museum of natural history, it exhibits fossils, skeletons, sample of animals, aerolites, natural gold mines, and so many. In addition, you can travel into the history and realize the earth scenery of 30 million years ago. In the planetarium, it is allowed to view and admire the stars hanging in the sky. What's more, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Larimer Square, Black American Western Museum & Heritage Center, Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater are worthy of you time.
In Denver, over 16,000 hotels and inns offer you considerate service and convenient accommodation. Among them, there are not only luxury hotels, but cheap hotels suit for backpackers, which adapts to the guests with different budget and taste. All the hotels in Denver downtown were face-lifted in 1997, therefore, don't worry about their safety. In Denver, the best old-line hotel is Brown Palace Hotel, owning an atmosphere of tact, refinement and delicacy. From its capacious hall to gentler Victoria-style rooms, its dreamlike art decorations let you feel exactly the existence of history. Since 1892, it has been on business for over a hundred years. The best medium-priced hostel is the Hanpton Inn in 4865 Quebec Street. As one of the respectable chain hotels, it can supply clean and reliable rooms with reasonable price. The best cut-price hotel is the Cameron Motel in 4500E Evans Avenue with tidy rooms, quiet environment and lower prices. You can freely choose the hotels you like.
Denver is the traffic hinge in western America, where 7 railway trunk lines connect. Many speedways, transcontinental highways and intrastate roads are through the urban area. Built in 1995, as one of the biggest and most advanced airports, Denver International Airport is also one of the busiest airports in the world. Every day, over 1,600 sorties take off and 380 million guests travel by it. Convenient railways, highroads and flight of Denver can take you to every corner of the world.
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