Denver -- A Booming City.

Denver is a clean, young and green city with over 200 parks and dozens of tree-lined boulevards. The architecture reflects the city's three boom periods: Victorian, when silver was discovered in Leadville; turn-of-the-century, when gold was discovered in Cripple Creek; and contemporary, when the energy boom added 16 skyscrapers to the downtown skyline in a three year period.

Although 20th in population, Denver has America's 10th largest downtown based on office space, retail space and the amount of downtown workers. The walkable downtown is divided into two areas: the 16th Street Mall, a mile-long pedestrian promenade lined with cafes and shopping centers; and LoDo, a 26 square block historic district filled with century old brick warehouses that now are home to restaurants, galleries and shops.

Located on the southern end of the 16th Street Mall, the new Denver Pavilions is a three-level outdoor shopping and entertainment complex, all centered under a gigantic, lighted "Denver" arch which is in walking distance of the Adam's Mark Hotel. Tenants include an energetic Hard Rock Cafe, a Virgin Records megastore, Barnes & Noble superstore, Nike Town, Wolfgang Puck Cafe, and Magianno's Little Italy, as well as a 15-screen movie theater and some 30 other shops.

Denver is proud to be the home of the 1998 and 1999 Super Bowl. Champion Denver Broncos. Voters gave the Broncos a present in 1998 -- a new $360 million stadium that will open for the 2001 season. It join Coors Field, which opened for Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies in 1995, and the Pepsi Center, which opened as the new home of the NHL Colorado Avalanche and the NBA Denver Nuggets in October 1999. All three new stadiums will be located within walking distance of Denver's lively and exciting downtown.

With 300 days of sunshine a year, Denver is a sports capital. The city offers over 450 miles of bike paths, over 70 golf courses in the area, and more than 143 free tennis courts. Also, within an hour and a half drive from Denver, there are opportunities for skiing, river rafting, hiking, fishing, camping, horseback riding, sailing or mountain biking[ldots]so enjoy!