Speer Boulevard, Denver

Name: Speer Boulevard
Address: Denver, United States

#42 among attractions in Denver

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Facts and practical information

Speer Boulevard, in Denver, Colorado, is a historic parkway. It runs from Irving St. in the West Highland neighborhood to Downing St. in the Country Club neighborhood, was built in 1906, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ()

Coordinates: 39°45'5"N, 105°0'25"W

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Northwest Denver (Auraria)Denver United States

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Day trips

Speer Boulevard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elitch Gardens, Ball Arena, 16th Street Mall, Children's Museum of Denver.

~1610 ftSW
Amusement park
Elitch Gardens, Denver
8 min walk • Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park is an amusement park in Denver, Colorado. It is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and operated by Premier Parks, LLC. Distinctive for being located in a downtown area, it is open April through October.
~1020 ftS
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Ball Arena, Denver
5 min walk • Ball Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Denver, Colorado. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light rail station is on the western side of the complex.
0.6 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
16th Street Mall, Denver
15 min walk • The 16th Street Mall is a pedestrian and transit mall in Denver, Colorado. The mall, 1.25 miles long, runs along 16th Street in downtown Denver, from Wewatta Street to the intersection of 16th Avenue and Broadway.
0.6 miW
Museum, Classes and workshops, Children's museum
Children's Museum of Denver, Denver
15 min walk • The Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus is located in downtown Denver at 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver, Colorado, United States. The 46,902 square foot building is located on a 9-acre campus and has 20 exhibits and approximately 450,000 visitors annually.
0.5 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Twister II, Denver
13 min walk • Twister II is a wooden roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a custom built wooden coaster based upon the original coaster Mr. Twister that was at Elitch Gardens before the park was moved to its new location in 1995.
~910 ftE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver
5 min walk • The Museum of Contemporary Art, in Denver, Colorado, was founded in 1996 as the first dedicated home for contemporary art in the city of Denver. For seven years, MCA Denver occupied a renovated fish market in Sakura Square in lower downtown Denver.
~1380 ftNE
Bridge
Denver Millennium Bridge, Denver
7 min walk • The Denver Millennium Bridge is the world's first cable-stayed bridge using post-tensioned structural construction. Its 200-foot white tapered steel mast rises above Denver's northwestern skyline, connected to the bridge deck and foundation anchors by steel cables.
~1950 ftSW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Sidewinder, Denver
10 min walk • Sidewinder is a steel roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. This is a fairly simple coaster that takes rides through one loop. Instead of starting from the ground, riders have to ascend stairs fifty feet up to the loading station.
0.6 miE
Tower, Neo-renaissance architecture
Daniels & Fisher Tower, Denver
16 min walk • The Daniels & Fisher Tower is a distinctive historic landmark located in Denver, Colorado.
~1380 ftNW
Museum, City tours, Rail tours
Platte Valley Trolley, Denver
7 min walk • The Denver Trolley, formerly known as the Platte Valley Trolley, is a heritage streetcar line in Denver, Colorado, operated by the Denver Tramway Heritage Society. It began service on July 4, 1989.
0.6 miSE
Nightlife, Comedy club
Comedy Works, Denver
15 min walk • Comedy Works is a stand-up comedy club with two locations in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. The downtown club opened in September 1981 and is located in Larimer Square in Denver. The south club, which opened September 2008, is part of The Landmark development in Greenwood Village.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Speer Boulevard?

Nearby attractions include MCA Denver, Denver (5 min walk), Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver (5 min walk), Confluence Park, Denver (5 min walk), Platte Valley Trolley, Denver (7 min walk).

How to get to Speer Boulevard by public transport?

The nearest stations to Speer Boulevard:

Bus

15th Street & Wynkoop Street • Lines: 19 (7 min walk)
16th Street Mall & Wewatta Street • Lines: Mall (8 min walk)

Light rail

Ball Arena / Elitch Gardens • Lines: C, E, W (7 min walk)
Union Station • Lines: C, E, W (9 min walk)

Train

Union Station (10 min walk)