Auraria Library, Denver

Name: Auraria Library
Address: Denver, United States
Telephone: +1 303-556-2740

#301 among attractions in Denver

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Facts and practical information

Auraria Library is an academic library in downtown Denver, Colorado. It provides academic resources and research experiences to students, staff, and faculty at the University of Colorado Denver, the Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the Community College of Denver on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, also called the Auraria Campus. The Library is administratively operated by CU Denver and occupies a building owned by the State of Colorado. ()

Established: 1976 (48 years ago)Coordinates: 39°44'36"N, 105°0'11"W

Address

Northwest Denver (Auraria)Denver United States

Contact

+1 303-556-2740

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Day trips

Auraria Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elitch Gardens, Ball Arena, 16th Street Mall, Denver Dry Goods Company Building.

0.6 miNW
Amusement park
Elitch Gardens, Denver
16 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.
0.5 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Ball Arena, Denver
12 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.
0.5 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
16th Street Mall, Denver
13 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.
0.5 miE
Shopping, Department store
Denver Dry Goods Company Building, Denver
14 min walk • The Denver Dry Goods Company Building is a historic department store building located in downtown Denver, Colorado. For a while, the store was claimed to be the largest department store west of Chicago.
~1630 ftSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Bellco Theatre, Denver
8 min walk • The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center located in Downtown Denver, Colorado. At 2,200,000 square feet it is currently the 12th largest convention center in the United States.
0.6 miN
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver
16 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.
0.6 miN
Bridge
Speer Boulevard, Denver
16 min walk • 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.
~1450 ftE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver
7 min walk • The Denver Performing Arts Complex is located in Denver, Colorado, in one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States.
0.5 miNE
Tower, Neo-renaissance architecture
Daniels & Fisher Tower, Denver
13 min walk • The Daniels & Fisher Tower is a distinctive historic landmark located in Denver, Colorado.
0.4 miNE
Nightlife, Comedy club
Comedy Works, Denver
11 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.
0.6 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Denver Firefighters Museum, Denver
16 min walk • The Denver Firefighters Museum is a museum in downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. A nonprofit institution 501, it consists of an 11,000-square-foot facility housing four galleries that explore the history of firefighting in Denver.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Auraria Library?

Nearby attractions include Auraria Campus, Denver (1 min walk), Emmanuel Gallery, Denver (2 min walk), St. Elizabeth's Church, Denver (2 min walk), Auraria, Denver (4 min walk).

How to get to Auraria Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Auraria Library:

Bus

11th Street & Auraria Parkway • Lines: 6 (5 min walk)
West Colfax Avenue & Lipan Street • Lines: 16, 16L, 36L (6 min walk)

Light rail

Colfax at Auraria • Lines: D, F, H (6 min walk)
Theatre District / Convention Center • Lines: D, F, H (10 min walk)

Train

Union Station (19 min walk)