The museum’s permanent collections include quintessential treasures like dinosaur bones and Egyptian mummies alongside modern additions like the Morgridge Family Exploration Center. Home to a high-tech education studio and the Discovery Zone, kids can conduct scientific experiments, create art projects, and experiment with building methods and materials. There’s also an IMAX theater and planetarium, which offer several shows daily. If you think the museum’s exhibits are impressive, consider that only two percent of its 4.3 million artifacts are on display—after all, this is a world-class research and specimen storage facility as well as a museum.
Visit as part of the Mile High Culture Pass or Denver CityPASS, which let you build your own Denver itinerary, or take a quick cruise by the building on a guided sightseeing motor-scooter tour.