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Downtown Aquarium vs Denver Art Museum
Both are recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, Denver Art Museum is preferred by most professionals compared to Downtown Aquarium. Denver Art Museum ranks #1 in Denver with approval from 8 reviews such as Condé Nast Traveler, Afar Magazine and Where.
Downtown Aquarium
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700 Water Street, Denver, CO 80211
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Fodor's
"On the north side of the South Platte across from Elitch Gardens, this is the only million-gallon aquarium between Chicago and the West Coast."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Denver’s old Ocean Journey Aquarium was sold in 2003 to a business that specializes in aquarium-themed restaurants."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This 1999 aquarium is distinguished by its focus on American river habitats."
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"Opened in 1999, this modern aquarium incorporates the sights, sounds and climate of simulated American and Asian river habitats, from their headwaters to the Pacific Ocean."
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"An entertainment and dining destination based around a pre-existing aquarium."
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Denver Art Museum
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13th Avenue between Broadway and Bannock Streets, Denver, CO 80204
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Fodor's
"Unique displays of Asian, pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, and Native American art are the hallmarks of this model of museum design."
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"The DAM is home to one of the largest Native American art collections in the USA, and puts on special avant-garde multimedia exhibits."
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Travel + Leisure
"One of the West's largest art institutions, the Denver Art Museum has been showcasing collections in its 210,000–square-foot North Building since the 1970s."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This thin, twin-towered building (Gio Ponti), faced in iridescent tile, is a modern fortress looming over Civic Center Plaza."
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Highlights include Monet's Waterloo Bridge (1903) and Warhol's Liz (1965).
Afar Magazine
"The art museum's Hamilton Building gets the bulk of traffic, and it deserves it. But don't forget to check out the North Building."
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