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

To learn more, visit the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.