Enjoyable Ways to Get Around Denver
Flying, driving, and taking buses are all practical ways to get around, but they can ultimately be rather booring. When visiting Denver, try a more fun form of transport. Here are some suggestions:
Take a boat: I like to joke about the fresh, locally caught seafood that we enjoy from the port of Denver every day, but seriously, you can actually boat through downtown. Venice on the Creek operates small "punts" on Cherry Creek, right in the heart of the business district. Not only are they propelled by pole operators, just like in Italy, but the trip features several miniature Panama Canal style locks to raise and lower the boat. The boat ride always ends where it began, so in this case, getting there is all of the fun.
Take a pedicab: A pedicab is essentially a commercially operated passenger tryicycle. Denver is the home to some of the earliest pedicab manufacturers and is considered the Detroit of the small, but growing industry. The pedicab is the ideal mode of short distance transportation when you are carrying bags, wearing uncomfortable shoes, or just don't feel like walking. In addition, it is also a zero-carbon mode of transit. In a city that has few actual taxis driving around looking for fares, pedicabs can be readily found near bars and restaurants downtown and at all major events.
Take a trolly: Denver does have an extensive street car system known as RTD Light Rail. In addition, we also have a single historic trolley along the Platte Valley that provides fun and convenient transportation between such attractions as Confluence Park, the Downtown Aquarium, the Children's Museum, and Invesco Field at Mile High. It is not San Francisco, but it is a good time.