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18 Attractions to Explore Near Aurora History Museum

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Del Mar ParkA beautiful lush nine-acre park featuring an outdoor basketball court, amphitheater, roller hockey rink, children’s play area, horseshoe pits, and two great barbecue and picnic areas. It is also the home of a soft-court tennis complex. Walking past the hockey rink you will come upon a dog park area that is fenced and separated for large and small dogs.
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Jewell Wetlands ParkA beautiful wooded wetland located at the northwest corner of Potomac and Jewell Avenue features over a mile of soft and hard surface trails, a boardwalk/deck access into the wetland and a butterfly garden.The boardwalk is in the middle of the wooded area and provides a peaceful nature experience. While the natural area is relatively small, walking both trails is about 2 miles. The park consists of a pond for fishing and a wooded, mostly dry wetland area.
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East Colfax AvenueColfax Avenue is the longest commercial street in the U.S.A. Today, the street is lined with an eclectic mix of eateries, bars, brewpubs and shops, as well as entertainment and live music venues.
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High Line Canal TrailThe High Line Canal Trail is a popular stretch of path through Denver's southside suburbs, winding for 71 miles between Aurora and Roxborough State Park. The trail is owned and operated by Denver Water and follows the canal that keeps Denver watered. The trail passes through many parks, each of which offer different amenities.The trail is paved in Denver and Aurora but has a natural surface in South Suburban, Highlands Ranch, Chatfield, Cherry Hill and Greenwood Village.
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Sand Creek Sand Creek is a 14.6-mile-long tributary that flows into the South Platte River near Commerce City, Colorado. From its source in unincorporated Arapahoe County, it flows through Aurora and Denver before joining the South Platte in Adams County. its banks are very vast and also it provides so many oppetrunites for leisure activities.
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Great Plains ParkThe Great Plains Park is located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The place is catalogued as Park by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and its elevation above sea level is equal to 5673ft. This park features a splash pad and two playground areas. It's a great place to hang out and cool off for all ages.
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Centennial House MuseumCentennial House, is a historic house in Aurora, Colorado that now serves as a museum. It is open for tour by the Aurora Historical Society on the second Sunday of the month in the summer season. it is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also a popular attraction.
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Bluff Lake Nature CenterA beautiful and wild 123-acre wildlife refuge and environmental education center in Denver, Colorado, located along Sand Creek on the eastern edge of the former Stapleton International Airport. It consists of a variety of native habitats including wetlands, short-grass prairie, a riparian zone and wetland woodland. it is free and open to the public, serving a role as unplanned open space for children and families in the nearby neighborhoods.
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Meadow Hills Golf CourseThis is an 18-hole course in Aurora stretches over 6,492 yards, playing to a par of 70. The course's landscape includes six lakes, which provide water hazards that come into play on several holes. The hole is 401 yards and requires a tricky shot over a water hazard. There is also a putting green and on-site teaching pro, as well as twilight discounts.
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Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space MuseumColorado's Official Air & Space Museum. Founded in 1994 and housed at the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Wings is dedicated to inspiring, educating and entertaining the public about aviation and space endeavors of the past, present and future. Features of the museum's collection include the USAF's B-1A Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers and many other military and general aviation aircraft.
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Stanley MarketplaceThe Stanely Marketplace is a mixed-use urban marketplace with a variety of retail options, including boutiques, gift shops, food and beverage, a chocolatier, and a cutting-edge zero-waste market. It is not just for shopping. It's also for working out, dining, gathering with friends, accessing local services and going about life in a community
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Plains Conservation CenterThe Plains Conservation Center is an outdoor education facility and state-designated natural area in Aurora, Colorado.This is a nature preserve and educational center with replicas of a homestead village and tipi camp that showcase pioneer and plains Native Americans life in the late 1800's. It encompasses over 1,100 acres of short grass prairie with breathtaking views of the Rocky Mountains.
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Cherry Creek ReservoirCherry Creek Reservoir, has a water surface of 880 acres, and a maximum capacity of 134,470 acre-feet. Recreation at the reservoir centers on the facilities of the adjacent Cherry Creek State Park, which offers camping, radio-controlled aircraft, picnicking, opportunities for bird watching, cross country skiing, fishing, horseback riding and an outdoor shooting range.
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Cherry Creek ReservoirThis is a reservoir that has been created by the damming of the Cherry Creek – a tributary of the South Platte River by the Cherry Creek Dam. The reservoir forms a part of the Cherry Creek State Park and is situated to the southeast of the City and County of Denver, in the Arapahoe County of the US State of Colorado.
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Cherry Creek TrailThe Cherry Creek Regional Trail is a picturesque 40-mile route that begins in downtown Denver and connects suburban and rural Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, including the communities of Parker, Centennial and Franktown. The vast majority of the trail has an 8-foot wide concrete surface, but short sections of the more rural southern end consist of gravel trail and road.
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Plains Conservation CenterThe Plains Conservation Center is a nature preserve and educational center with replicas of a homestead village and tipi camp that showcase pioneer and plains Native Americans life in the late 1800's. This site features a historic schoolhouse, blacksmith shop and barn, an heirloom garden and a chicken coop, and a recreated Cheyenne camp with tipis. The Learning Center and library are open to schools and groups.
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High Line Canal TrailThe High Line Canal (HLC) is a man-made waterway, used for irrigation and recreation, that serves the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. The trail along the High Line Canal meanders 71 miles across the Denver area, offering places to hike, bike, jog and ride horses.
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The Four Mile HouseFour Mile House is Denver’s earliest surviving structure. The location served as the last stage stop, before entering Denver, on the Wells Fargo Butterfield Stage route between El Paso and Denver. The house and several adjacent agricultural buildings are now part of a living history museum known as Four Mile Historic Park.

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Aurora History Museum
A local and regional history, arts & cultural center with exhibits & programs for all ages. Main exhibit features nearly 100 historic photos, artifacts from Aurora's military history & a one-of-a-kind fully-restored 1913 trolley that used to run along Colfax Ave.
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