MUSEUMS
Black American West Museum—The history and culture of African Americans who helped settle and develop the West are explored at this museum, north of downtown. (It's estimated that one-third of the West's working cowboys were black). The museum, which has been collecting memorabilia for 25 years, commemorates pioneering black legislators, teachers and doctors as well.
Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave—A permanent exhibit about the life of Buffalo Bill Cody, as well as a gallery dedicated to Native Americans who performed in Cody's Wild West show. Bill's birthday is celebrated every February.
Byers-Evans House and Denver History Museum—This old house in the shadow of the Denver Art Museum is a gem that shouldn't be missed by anyone interested in the history of the state in general and Denver in particular. Built in 1883 by William Byers, the founder of the Rocky Mountain News, the house was later sold to the first governor of Colorado, John Evans. His family lived in the house until it was turned into a museum. As a result, all of the furnishings and memorabilia are original.
Colorado History Museum—The state's rich cowboy, Indian and mining heritage is explored through exhibits, dioramas, historic photographs and artifacts in this Capitol Hill museum.
Colorado Railroad Museum—Trains in all shapes and sizes are the highlight of this museum, which also offers train rides on narrow-gauge tracks during summer.
Denver Art Museum—Housed in a strikingly contemporary building south of Civic Center Park, the art museum is noted for its collections of Native American and pre-Columbian art, as well as for its fine western art collection. Six floors of exhibits.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science—Frequent host of major traveling exhibits, this is one of the largest natural-history museums in the country. Permanent exhibits include "Prehistoric Journey" and an 1MAX theater. Museum tickets normally include entrance to the Gates
Molly Brown House Museum—The preserved Victorian home of the "Unsinkable" Molly Brown of Titanic fame is well worth a visit if Denver history or the Titanic are of interest to you. The decor is authentic to the period, even though much of the art and antiques didn't belong to the Browns.
Musco de las Americas—Denver's Latino art museum celebrates the cultural diversity of Latin America and the southwestern United States.
Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum—The museum's remarkable collection of vintage and modern aircraft includes the Red Baron's Fokker D-V1I (and an exhibit documenting the plane's famous dogfight) and a World War I! B-18 bomber.