Quality of Life

Those who live in Colorado love the outdoors. The reason: the state enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine a year. The metro Denver area is home to the nation's largest city park system, 90 golf courses and 650 miles of paved bike trails. Here are some of the area's highlights:

Downtown Denver

• 10th largest downtown in the U.S.
• Mile-long pedestrian promenade lined with outdoor cafes and flower baskets
• Mountain views from every downtown street
• Home to three new sports stadiums
• 300 restaurants
• A collection of museums, a variety of galleries and shopping

Museums & Culture

• One of the highest educated populations in the U.S.
• Denver Art Museum is doubling in size
• The Denver Performing Arts Complex is the second largest in the nation with ten theatres seating 10,000 people for the theatre, symphony, opera and ballet

Sports - seven professional sports teams

• NFL Denver Broncos
• Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies
• NHL Colorado Avalanche
• NBA Denver Nuggets
• Arena Football's Colorado Crush
• Major League Soccer's Colorado Rapids
• National Lacrosse League's Colorado Mammoth