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Denver: Nature & Science Audio Exploration
Denver: Nature & Science Audio Exploration

Explore one of the top Colorado attractions guided by your own in-app audio tour! Note! This tour DOES NOT include an entrance ticket. Buy it at dmns.org The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has been a popular landmark of the city for more than 100 years. This tour will guide you through the highlights and must-sees and tell the stories behind the award-winning wildlife dioramas, gems and minerals, mummies, and dinosaurs. First, you will set off on a Space Odyssey where you will learn, touch, see, hear, and even smell what it’s like to be in the open space. Next, get deep into a real mine in the Coors Gems and Minerals Hall, where you will see sparkling minerals, gems, and stalactites. Wildlife Halls of Level 2 will introduce you to the habitat scenes of such giants as polar bears, seals, and buffalo and hear funny and interesting facts about them. On this floor, you will also explore the diversity and complexity of the culture of Native American peoples. The third floor will bring you back billions of years ago to the era of dinosaurs and pre-historic beasts. Witness Allosaurus attacking an adult Stegosaurus protecting its babies, Triceratops skull, and many more. Finish the tour at the Sky Terrace in the West Atrium, which features the best views of Denver. Note! This tour is not affiliated with the DMNS but is provided by an independent creator.

Denver: Museum of Nature and Science Ticket & Audio Tour
Denver: Museum of Nature and Science Ticket &...

Explore one of the top Colorado attractions guided by your own in-app audio tour! The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has been a popular landmark of the city for more than 100 years. This tour will guide you through the highlights and must-sees and tell the stories behind the award-winning wildlife dioramas, gems and minerals, mummies, and dinosaurs. First, you will set off on a Space Odyssey where you will learn, touch, see, hear, and even smell what it’s like to be in the open space. Next, get deep into a real mine in the Coors Gems and Minerals Hall, where you will see sparkling minerals, gems, and stalactites. Wildlife Halls of Level 2 will introduce you to the habitat scenes of such giants as polar bears, seals, and buffalo and hear funny and interesting facts about them. On this floor, you will also explore the diversity and complexity of the culture of Native American peoples. The third floor will bring you back billions of years ago to the era of dinosaurs and pre-historic beasts. Witness Allosaurus attacking an adult Stegosaurus protecting its babies, Triceratops skull, and many more. Finish the tour at the Sky Terrace in the West Atrium, which features the best views of Denver. Note! This tour is not affiliated with the DMNS but is provided by an independent creator. WeGoTrip is not re-selling tickets but is giving its customers assistance in ticket purchasing at no charge.

Denver: Museum of Nature & Science Ticket
Denver: Museum of Nature & Science Ticket

Visit one of the top Colorado attractions! The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has been a popular landmark of the city for more than 100 years. You will see award-winning wildlife dioramas, gems and minerals, mummies, and dinosaurs. Set off on a Space Odyssey where you will touch, see, hear, and even smell what it’s like to be in the open space. Get deep into a real mine in the Coors Gems and Minerals Hall, where you will see sparkling minerals, gems, and stalactites. Wildlife Halls of Level 2 will introduce you to the habitat scenes of such giants as polar bears, seals, and buffalo. On this floor, you can also explore the diversity and complexity of the culture of Native American peoples. The third floor will bring you back billions of years ago to the era of dinosaurs and pre-historic beasts. Witness Allosaurus attacking an adult Stegosaurus protecting its babies, Triceratops skull, and many more. Finish your visit at the Sky Terrace in the West Atrium, which features the best views of Denver.

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About Denver Museum of Nature and Science

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is located in City Park, just south of the Denver Zoo, at 2001 Colorado Boulevard. You can easily get there by RTD bus. The closest stop is Colorado Blvd & Montview Blvd, served by lines 20 and 40. You can also reach the museum by car and take advantage of the free parking offered by the museum.  

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is open daily, except Christmas Day, from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM. On most Fridays, opening hours are extended, and you can visit the museum until 09:00 PM. 

The museum, a popular destination for families with kids, tends to be crowded on weekends. If you are looking for the least busy times to visit, choose midweek afternoons after 02:00 PM.

Set aside at least two hours to explore all the permanent exhibits and add another one if you want to attend a particular attraction track or watch one of the planetarium shows or IMAX films.    

  • Go back in time to the era of dinosaurs

One of the permanent exhibitions takes you on a journey through the ages and allows you to trace the evolution of life on our planet. You will see prehistoric inhabitants of ancient seas, experience the warming and cooling of the Earth's climate, witness the rise of mammals, and learn more about dinosaurs. Where else can you watch Allosaurus and Stegosaurus battling with an 80-foot-long Diplodocus?

  • Take a space travel 

The Space Odyssey exhibition gives you a chance to experience what it is like to be in outer space and how to engage with the world beyond us. You will traverse the sensory spacewalk in the Fantasy Spaceship, have your body warp spacetime, drive a rover on the surface of Mars, and many more. 

  • Get deep into a real mine

In Coors Gems and Minerals Hall, you can explore a Mexican silver mine and Colorado's own Sweet Home Mine to discover a six-foot wall of stunning red rhodochrosite crystals. You will also be dazzled by a wide range of unique exhibits, such as the largest known pocket of aquamarine ever discovered.   

Explore this fantastic attraction guided by your own in-app audio tour Denver Museum of Nature and Science: Travel in Space and Time. You will explore all the highlights and must-sees at your own pace while listening to the stories behind these exhibits. 

General admission to the museum costs $22.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors, and $17.95 for youth. Entry is free for children aged 0-2 and museum members. 

The museum also offers free admission to all visitors several times a year on SCFD Free Days. You can check out the schedule on the museum's website. 

FAQ about Denver Museum of Nature and Science

The museum strongly encourages its future visitors to purchase tickets online in advance. You can save time by purchasing timed-entry tickets on our website while booking the audio tour.

The museum allows you to reserve a ticket several months in advance. Choose the most convenient day and time and book the self-guided audio tour on our website to make the most of your visit.    

 

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