Indoor Activities for Adults in Denver, CO

The Toyota Elephant Passage is massive. Go on a weekday morning — half the crowds, double the animal activity.

2300 Steele St, Denver, CO 80205 · Daily 9am-4pm

The dinosaur exhibit alone is worth the price. Go on a Tuesday — it's dead.

2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205 · Daily 9am-5pm

There's a tiger exhibit inside an aquarium. Also a stingray touch pool. Restaurant overlooks the fish tanks.

700 Water St, Denver, CO 80211 · Sun-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-8pm

Free. 30 minutes. Kids watch candy canes get hand-pulled and twisted. Free sample at the end. Book 24 hours ahead.

5735 Washington St, Denver, CO 80216 · Tours Mon-Sat 9:15am-2:15pm

Free storytime, crafts, STEM programs — daily. 27 branches across Denver, every one of them runs kids programming.

10 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204 · Mon-Thu 9am-9pm, Fri-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm

$5 admission. Miniature rooms, antique dolls, a hands-on playroom. Small, weird, and kids love it.

830 Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80215 · Fri-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1-4pm

Completely free. Two living history farms, a lake, and farm animals. One of the best-kept secrets in the metro area.

6028 S Gallup St, Littleton, CO 80120 · Tue-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm

$10 per car. Swim beach, fishing, 26 miles of trails. The reservoir is big enough to feel like you left the city.

11500 N Roxborough Park Rd, Littleton, CO 80125 · Daily 5am-10pm

315 steps across 69 rows, 145 feet of elevation gain at 6,450 feet. People run stairs here year-round. Trading Post Trail is a 1.4-mile easy loop, Red Rocks Trail is a 6-mile loop with 1,300 feet of gain. Stairs close during concerts and events.

18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, CO 80465 · Daily, sunrise to one hour before events

Opened 2018. 8-lane lap pool, leisure pool with lazy river, gym with basketball and volleyball courts, weight room, fitness studios, outdoor climbing wall. Monthly membership $31. Drop-in available.

2401 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206 · Tue-Fri 5:30am-9pm, Sat-Sun 8am-4pm, closed Mon

40,000-square-foot climbing gym in RiNo with nearly 200 boulder problems, lead and top-rope walls, fitness area, yoga. Same building as Improper City (cafe, food trucks, beer garden). Day pass $29, 7-visit pass $182. Shoe rental extra.

3201 Walnut St, Suite 107, Denver, CO 80205 · Mon-Fri 6am-11pm, Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 8am-6pm

Public tennis and pickleball facility with indoor and outdoor courts. Pay-as-you-play, no residency requirements. League play, clinics, private lessons. Court fees start at $6.

3300 E Bayaud Ave, Denver, CO 80209 · Mon-Fri 6:45am-10:15pm, Sat-Sun 6:45am-9:15pm

Rec center in Washington Park with indoor pool, gym, weight room, fitness classes. $7 drop-in, $31/month membership. Park around it has a 2.6-mile gravel jogging loop, two lakes, and open fields for pickup sports.

701 S Franklin St, Denver, CO 80209 · Mon-Thu 6am-9pm, Fri 6am-8pm, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm

330 acres with a gravel 5K jogging loop, tennis courts, handball court, soccer and football fields, softball diamonds, horseshoe pits. Two lakes, Rocky Mountain views. Denver Zoo and Museum of Nature & Science are both inside the park. Free.

1700 N York St, Denver, CO 80206 · Daily 5am-11pm

19,000-square-foot bouldering gym in the Golden Triangle. Bouldering only (no ropes), so beginners can just show up. All skill levels, fitness area, yoga, and beer on tap. Day pass $22, shoe rental $5.

1235 Delaware St, Denver, CO 80204 · Mon-Fri 6am-11pm, Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 8am-6pm

53,000+ square feet of climbable terrain with 65-foot walls. Lead, top rope, bouldering, fitness center, yoga. Formerly Earth Treks. Day pass $29. Kids programs available. 10-minute drive from downtown.

1050 W Hampden Ave, Englewood, CO 80110 · Mon/Fri 6am-10pm, Tue-Thu 6am-11pm, Sat-Sun 8am-8pm

66 indoor pickleball courts across 7 rec centers (Ashland, College View, Green Valley Ranch, La Alma, Rude, St. Charles, Swansea). $7 day pass or $31 monthly. Permanent pickleball lines and nets.

Various locations, Denver, CO · Hours vary by location, check Denver Parks schedule

Denver's largest recreational social sports league offering kickball, sand volleyball, soccer, flag football, softball, dodgeball, bowling, cornhole, and more. Leagues run year-round across parks and indoor facilities. Season typically 6-8 weeks plus playoffs. Individual registration available if you do not have a team. Prices vary by sport, typically $50-80 per player per season. Post-game bar sponsors included.

Various locations, Denver, CO · Games typically evenings and weekends

Denver's official adult slowpitch softball program, 1,000+ teams registered annually. All skill levels. Spring, summer, fall seasons. Also indoor volleyball at rec centers. Team registration required but some leagues have free agent signup.

Various Denver parks, Denver, CO · Games typically evenings and weekends, Apr-Oct

Rec center with leisure pool and water slide, lap pool, gym, weight room, indoor track, fitness studios, and indoor pickleball. $7 drop-in, $31/month membership.

4890 Argonne Way, Denver, CO 80249 · Mon-Fri 5:30am-9pm, Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 8am-5pm

Cheap breakfast burritos that Denver runs on — a local institution.

Multiple locations, Denver, CO · Daily 6am-3pm (hours vary by location)

Soak in a cedar hot tub filled with hops while drinking craft beer — only in Denver.

1229 N 27th St, Denver, CO 80205 · Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat-Sun 9am-8pm

Looks like a used bookstore from outside — walk through the bookshelf to find the bar.

3160 Tejon St, Denver, CO 80211 · Mon-Sat 5pm-1am, closed Sun

The club that launched national careers. Two-drink minimum, tight room, no bad seats. New Talent Night is $8.

1226 15th St, Denver, CO 80202 · Shows Wed-Sun, times vary

Improv every night, no drink minimum, free pizza at every show. Tickets under $20.

1260 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205 · Shows 5 nights/week, times vary

65 seats, craft sake brewed on-site, Japanese bar food. Comedy club meets izakaya.

3559 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205 · Show nights vary, check schedule

Live jazz 7 nights a week. Sunday brunch has two seatings. Two-item minimum, no exceptions.

1080 14th St, Denver, CO 80202 · Mon-Sat 3pm-late, Sun 10am-8pm

9,500 seats between 300-foot red sandstone monoliths. Best outdoor venue in America. Free to visit on non-show days.

18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, CO 80465 · Park: sunrise-sunset daily. Concerts: seasonal schedule

Moving stage, tiered floor so short people can see, best sound system in Denver. Opened 2019 and already the top room.

4242 Wynkoop St, Denver, CO 80216 · Event nights only, doors vary

550-cap room from 1913. Three tiers with a balcony. Where you see bands right before they blow up.

3317 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206 · Event nights only, doors vary

Two rooms running simultaneously — Ballroom for headliners, Other Side for the weird stuff. Denver's jam and electronic HQ.

2637 Welton St, Denver, CO 80205 · Event nights, doors typically 7-9pm

One artist, 3,125 works, 93% of everything he ever made. Next door to the DAM but a completely different vibe.

1250 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204 · Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, closed Mon

Titanic survivor's actual house. The tour is better than you'd expect — less 'unsinkable' kitsch, more actual history.

1340 Pennsylvania St, Denver, CO 80203 · Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Thu until 7pm, Sun 12-4pm

Second-largest performing arts complex in the US. Broadway tours, original plays, opera. $25 DCPAccess tickets if you qualify.

1101 13th St, Denver, CO 80204 · Box office Tue-Sat 12-6pm, show times vary

Converted church, 90 seats, fearless new plays. The theater people in Denver go to when they want to be challenged.

1080 Acoma St, Denver, CO 80204 · Thu-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm

Third-oldest Chicano theater in the US, $20 tickets, gallery on-site. Oldest theater company in Denver, period.

721 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO 80204 · Box office Mon 2-5:30pm, Tue-Fri 9am-5:30pm

Burlesque, drag, comedy in the basement of the D&F Clock Tower. 100 seats. Nobody's more than 15 feet from the stage.

1601 Arapahoe St, Denver, CO 80202 · Show nights only, box office opens 2hrs before

Restaurant-bar-music venue in an 1890s Victorian brothel building. Weekend brunch with bottomless mimosas and live music.

1215 20th St, Denver, CO 80202 · Wed-Sat 5-11pm, Sat-Sun brunch 10am-2pm

Multiple themed rooms, $30-35/person, 60 minutes. The Ghostlight Lounge room is their best one.

1529 Champa St, Denver, CO 80202 · Daily, time slots 10am-10pm

20,000 sq ft indoor-outdoor beer hall with 100+ taps, sand volleyball, free live music most nights, dog-friendly patio.

3560 Chestnut Pl, Denver, CO 80216 · Daily 11am-late

BBQ joint with a live music room in the back. Small, loud, cheap. The kind of place that doesn't exist anymore.

4483 Logan St, Denver, CO 80216 · Restaurant daily, show times vary