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| State | Colorado | |
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| Residents | 18.867 (2010) | |
| height | 1,729 m | |
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Golden is a city in the metropolitan area Denver in the US state Colorado.
background
Since Golden is in Jefferson County and thus outside of Denver County (which has a particularly stately one for its residents State Tax expected), staying here is a little cheaper than in Denver.
getting there
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By plane
From the big international Denver Airport (DEN) it is almost 60 km to Golden. It takes about 1:40 hours by public transport (commuter train A line from the airport to Denver Union Station, then light rail W Line to Jeffco Government Center).
By train
The closest long-distance train stop is Denver Union Station. There you can change to the W light rail line, which will take you to the Jeffco Government Center Station in Golden in around 40 minutes. It takes around 20 minutes to get to Golden by taxi from Denver Union Station with good traffic conditions and costs $ 40-50, or about half that with Uber.
The light rail W Line runs every quarter of an hour (until 10.30 p.m., then every half hour until 0.15 a.m., last train 1.15 a.m., Fri Sat every half hour until 2.15 a.m.) from downtown Denver (Union Station, Pepsi Center / Elitch Gardens, Mile High Stadium) through the western parts of the city (Sun Valley, West Colfax) and Lakewood to the Jeffco Government Center in the south of Golden. The drive from Union Station takes just under 40 minutes.
By bus
Long-distance buses arrive at Union Station or Greyhound Bus Station in Denver. The former takes 40 minutes by tram, or 20 minutes by taxi or Uber to Golden. From the latter, it takes a good hour to get to Golden with the 16 / 16L city buses, or 20 minutes by taxi ($ 40–55) or Uber ($ 20–30), but longer at rush hour.
The main city bus connection from Denver's city center to Golden is the 16L line. It runs along Colfax Avenue from Broadway at the Civic Center (near the state capitol) in the center of Denver through north Lakewood to the center of Golden (terminus: 10th St & Washington) St). The bus runs every half hour on weekdays and every quarter of an hour during peak hours of rush hour traffic (from Golden to Denver in the morning, from Denver to Golden in the afternoon). In the evening and on weekends, the route is served by line 16, Sat Sun every half hour during the day, 10pm - 2am every hour. However, you have to be careful: Not every bus on line 16 goes to Golden, some already end at Oak Station in Lakewood.
The GS bus line connects Golden with on weekdays in the mornings and afternoons Boulder.
In the street
Golden is due to the Interstate 70 Denver – Grand Junction and the one that runs largely parallel to it U.S. Route 6. From the university town of Boulder to the north, the Colorado State Highway 93 to Golden, from Denver's southern suburbs the motorway-like developed State Highway 470.
mobility
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Tourist Attractions
Museums
- Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave, 987½ Lookout Mountain Rd, southwest of the town center, via a serpentine mountain road; the driving distance is 10 km. Tel.: 1 303-526-0744. Small exhibition on the life of William Frederick Cody aka Buffalo Bill, who died in 1917 in his sister's house in Denver and was then buried on Lookout Mountain above Golden.Open: Tue - Sun 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., in summer until 5 p.m.Price: Admission: $ 3 (Seniors $ 2, Children 6-15 $ 1).
- Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 West 44th Ave, 2 miles northeast of downtown. Tel.: 1 800-365-6263. Not the largest and most stylish railway museum in the country (most of the exhibits in the outdoor area are still waiting to be restored and can only be viewed from the outside), but one for those interested in the matter Must-see. There is no better exhibition on the railroad history of the Rocky Mountains. Parents of small and large children should visit a Saturday morning if possible, because then the Denver H0 Club runs its trains in the outdoor area.Open: daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., in summer until 6 p.m.Price: Admission: $ 8 (Seniors $ 7, Children 2-16 $ 5).
- Coors, Corner of 13th St & Ford St. Tel.: 1 866-812-2337. The largest brewery in the USA.Price: Free sightseeing tours Mon - Sat 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
activities
- 1 North Table Mountain Park (4 km north of the city center; bus route GS "Hwy 93 & Pine Ridge Rd") - around a table mountain that is 1998 meters above sea level. NN raises; deer and elk live here, but rattlesnakes and coyotes can also be seen; the area is suitable for hiking, climbing, mountain biking and horse riding.
- 2 Windy Saddle Park (3 km southwest of the city center) with the 2152 m high Mount Zion and the 2249 m high Lookout Mountain, from which you have a great view of Denver and the surrounding area. in the Lookout Mountain Nature Center you can find out about the nature of the foothills with inactive exhibits.
- 3 Mount Galbraith Park (5 km northwest of the city center)
