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Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus

Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, a museum in Colorado
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Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, a museum in Colorado
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Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, a museum in Colorado
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Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, a museum in Colorado
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Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus, a museum in Colorado
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Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,585 m. Centralia Mountain stands 2,982 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopscotch the Cow, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

About

The story

The Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus is located in downtown Denver at 2121 Children’s Museum Drive, Denver, Colorado, United States. The 46,902 square foot building is located on a 9-acre campus and has 20 exhibits and approximately 500,000 visitors annually. The museum focuses on early childhood education, serving children newborn through age eight and their caregivers through interactive exhibits and educational programming. Its core early learning focus areas include: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), Health and Wellness, 21st Century Skills, Literacy and the Arts. The museum is a member of the Association of Children’s Museums. The Children’s Museum is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit and a SCFD Tier II organization. 

The Museum offers a variety of accommodations for individuals with disabilities, including Low-sensory Evenings. Reservations can be made on the Museum's website.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1973.

Wikidata Q5098167, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1585 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74865, -105.01704

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Gates Crescent Park: 0.1 mi
  • Platte River at Elitch Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fishback Landing Park: 0.4 mi
  • REI Park: 0.6 mi
  • Confluence East Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
  • Half Pipe: 0.1 mi
  • Brain Drain: 0.1 mi
  • Boomerang: 0.1 mi
  • XLR8R: 0.1 mi
  • Tower of Doom: 0.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Picnic sites: 47
  • Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 0.2 mi
  • Pikes Peak Picnic Pavilion: 0.3 mi
  • Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 0.3 mi
  • Pepsi Groves: 0.3 mi
  • Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 0.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lee Gulch: 11.5 mi
  • Maxwell Falls: 22.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centralia MountainWNW 286°2,982 m19.5 mi
Mount TomWNW 285°2,969 m18.4 mi
Douglas MountainW 278°2,927 m19.3 mi
Blue MountainWNW 298°2,846 m19.2 mi
Crescent MountainWNW 302°2,724 m18.6 mi
Doublehead MountainSW 225°2,711 m18.3 mi
Grannys HeadWNW 288°2,686 m17.4 mi
Centennial ConeW 271°2,640 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3319:5220:32
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1815:5716:39

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353544505971777566534234
Precip in0.40.61.12.02.71.71.91.81.21.20.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366396449

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