Denver 3-Day Itinerary

The perfect long weekend in Denver: 3 days and 2 nights for about $1,420 for two, flights from New York included.

Three days of must-see attractions, local favorites, and insider tips, with what the weekend costs from where you fly.

Flying from

What 3 days, 2 nights costs

The fare from where you fly, two nights at the typical hotel night and three days of spend. Change it to fit your trip.

Travellers2

Nights2

Travel style

Changes daily spend only; the hotel night stays the same.

Fare · New York to Denver × 2
Economy round trip, usually about $377 each
$754
Hotel night · $168 × 2 nights
What a night here usually costs, from hotel prices we check every week. 2 travellers share a room.
$336
Daily spend · $55 × 2 travellers × 3 days
Restaurants, transport and paid sights, per person per day. The hotel isn't in it.
$330

Trip cost: flights + hotel + daily spend$1,420

3 days, 2 nights, 2 travellers, mid-range, flying from New York. Usual prices we track ourselves, not a price you can book.

How we know

Fare: the middle price of the economy round trips we found from New York on our latest check (half were cheaper, half dearer), for departures in the coming weeks.
Hotel night: the middle nightly price of the Denver hotels we check three times a week (see our hotel price index).
Daily spend: food, local transport and sights per person, from our city guide, by travel style. The hotel isn't in it.
Total: fare × travellers + hotel night × nights × rooms + daily spend × travellers × days. Prices move, so treat it as a guide, not a quote.

Each day's highlights in order. Want more days or a different pace? The planner at the end reshapes it around you.

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Day 1Union Station
1. 16th Street Mall
2. Denver Art Museum
3. RiNo brewery crawl
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Day 2Red Rocks Amphitheatre hike
1. Morrison town lunch
2. Denver Botanic Gardens
Day 3Rocky Mountain National Park day trip or skiing at Breckenridge (1.5 hrs west)

Verified spots in Denver that the classic route skips.

Hidden GemsForney Museum of Transportation
A wonderfully eccentric collection of vintage cars, locomotives, and oddities tucked away in a warehouse that most tourists walk right past.
Hidden GemsLakeside Amusement Park
A charmingly vintage 1908 fairground on the shores of Sloan's Lake that still runs classic wooden roller coasters and neon-lit midway rides.
Hidden GemsOlinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery - Crown Hill
A serene historic cemetery doubling as a wildlife sanctuary and viewpoint with sweeping, crowd-free panoramas of the Front Range.
Hidden GemsMeow Wolf Denver's Convergence Station
An immersive, psychedelic art installation in the Dairy Block that transports visitors through surreal interconnected worlds of light and sound.
Hidden GemsSunken Gardens Park
A quiet, terraced pocket park in the Cheesman Park neighborhood beloved by locals for its serene lily ponds and shaded stone pathways.
Hidden GemsZuni Street Brewing Company
A neighborhood craft brewery in the West Colfax area beloved by locals for its rotating experimental taps, no-frills vibe, and genuinely welcoming community atmosphere.

Each place was checked on Google Maps: real address, right city, still open.

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