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Youth Tours & Field Trips (5 Denver Bus Tour Options For Ages 4-18)
School Field Trips, Community Groups, Scouts, Birthday Scavenger Hunts, and more!
Why partner with Discover Denver Bus Tours for youth tours, field trips, experiential school projects or Denver sightseeing trips?
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Excellence:​ Our local tour guides have experience working with students of all ages to offer the best experiential learning day out exploring Denver.
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Engagement: Our team members are all trained in best-practice technique to easily connect and engage young people.
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Experience: Discover Denver Tours was founded by experienced small business owners who have more than 17 years of expertise working with preschools, elementary schools and secondary schools, making our team one of the top Denver tour companies for working with youth.
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Enthusiasm!: Our team of passionate, energetic guides. can accommodate Denver tour groups of up to 14 students and teachers at one time.
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Education: Denver tour opportunities designed to be a perfect fit for classes, projects and badges related to creative writing, theater, history, photography, social sciences, art and more. Our Ghosts of Capitol Hill Tour is also a popular pick for middle and high school groups, especially around creative writing, theater, and end-of-year specials.
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Mile High Highlights for Youth Tour
60 minutes
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Tour Overview:
Denver's beautiful European-inspired
architecture and public art shines on this Denver youth sightseeing tour that kicks off on the Mile High Steps.
Together, we explore our Mile High City's Civic Center Park and surrounding area, including the beautiful State Capitol building and Denver Art Museum complex.
This Denver bus tour highlights our city's rich and colorful history, including heists and robberies (the kids' favorite!), Denver's controversial early leaders, and more.
The Famous Street Art & Murals Youth Experience
60 minutes
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Tour Overview:
The secrets out! We only offered this by word-of-mouth, but due to it's popularity we've expanded availability and opened it up to all schools and youth groups.
This has been a kid, teacher and chaperone favorite the past year and is great for teaching about concepts like diversity, collaboration, respect, community, self-expression and identity (not to mention art, current events and history!) in a really fun, interactive, relevant and engaging way.
We recommend this for 3rd grade on up and we can customize the content to compliment projects or learning you're planning in the classroom ahead of or after the tour.
Discover Denver Youth Tour
60 minutes
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Tour Overview:
Youth on this bus tour get the inside scoop on the sights and landmarks that make up the heart of downtown Denver and the stories and history that bring us back to the wild-west and when Denver was first founded.
Explore LoDo with the perfect blend of great views, Denver history and some of our can't-miss public art.
The must-see stops of our Big Blue Bear, Larimer Square and the bustling Union Station are sure to be highlights for your students on this tour!
Tour Itinerary:
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Start: The gorgeous Union Station
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Rockmount Ranchwear & it's cowboy stories
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The bustling 16th Street Mall
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Larimer Square, the heart of LoDo
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The Performing Arts Complex & The Dancers
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The Convention Center's Blue Bear
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End. Back at Union Station
Tour Itinerary:
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Start: The Molly Brown House
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The Parisian-inspired Civic Center Park
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The Colorado State Capitol & Famous Mile High Steps
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The iconic Denver Public Library
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Denver Art Museum & Denver's public art
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The unique Clyfford Still Museum
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The gorgeous City & County Building
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The heists of the U.S. Mint
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End. Back at the Molly Brown House
Tour Itinerary:
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Start: The Denver Central Market
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Art Alley
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Larimer Boy & Girl
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Casey Kawaguchi Mural
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Breonna Taylor Mural
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An ode to dogs
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The HAPPY Mural
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And many, many more we'll pass by!
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End: Back at the Denver Central Market
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Denver's Secret Spots & Hidden History
60 minutes
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Tour Overview:
This tour has something for students and kids and teens of all ages!
You'll see the city come alive in Denver's LoDo area and 16th Street Mall, while making your way to the infamous Brown Palace, with lots of stops at secret places most locals don't know about along the way.
This is one of our most popular Denver bus tours for youth!
The Best of Denver VIP Youth Tour
90 minutes
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Tour Overview:
See and experience Denver's top landmarks & sights by bus while hearing the stories behind each sight.
Engage with your guide on this longer Denver tour or field trip experience that takes youth to the State Capitol area, through our historic downtown, ending in Denver's LoDo area. This is one of our most popular tours for 4th-12th graders and we can work in a picnic lunch stop or snack break along the way!
Tour Itinerary:
Tour Itinerary:
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Start. Flagpole in front of Union Station
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The Oxford's (Secret) Underground Tunnels
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The iconic D&F Clock Tower
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The quirky Money Museum
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The little-known Musical Grates
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Equitable Building, a Historical Landmark
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The striking Paramount Theater
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The Brown Palace's charm
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End: Back at Union Station
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Start: The stunning Union Station
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Larimer Square, the heart of LoDo
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The Denver Performing Arts Complex's history and beauty
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Colorado Convention Center & the famous Blue Bear
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The bustling 16th Street Mall
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The eclectic Colfax - America's longest street
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Cheesman Park
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The Unsinkable Molly's Brown's House
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The must-see Mile High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol (photo stop)
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The Parisian-inspired Civic Center Park
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Denver Public Library's unique architecture
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Denver Art Museum & Denver's amazing public art
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The striking City and County Building
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The heists of the U.S. Mint
The Wall Street of the West -
End: Back at Union Station
*Route may vary from the above due to weather, road closures, construction, time of day, traffic, etc.
Tour Details:
Departure Time Choices:
Your choice!
Year-Round : 7 days/week
No tours: Jan. 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 24-25.
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Meeting Place:
Discover Denver Tour:
Big Blue Bear; Convention Center
Mile High Highlights for Youth Tour:
Colorado State Capitol
Street Art & Murals Youth Experience:
Denver Central Market
Denver's Secret Spots & Hidden History:
Union Station
Best of Denver VIP Tour:
Union Station
Duration:
Discover Denver Tour
Mile High Highlights for Youth Tour
Street Art & Murals Youth Experience
Denver's Secret Spots & Hidden History
60 minutes
Best of Denver VIP Tour:
90 minutes
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Difficulty:
Easy, comfortable bus tour
Ending Location:
Discover Denver Tour:
Big Blue Bear; Convention Center
Mile High Highlights for Youth Tour:
Colorado State Capitol
Street Art & Murals Youth Experience:
Denver Central Market
Denver's Secret Spots & Hidden History:
Union Station
Best of Denver VIP Tour:
Union Station
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Pricing:
1-14 Youth
Pricing is per group, not per person:
60-minute tours: $115
90-minute tours: $200
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*There are 14 seats on the shuttle bus and youth tours require that one or more chaperones are present on the bus for the duration of the tour.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: No refunds are available once payment is finalized for our youth bus tours but there may be an option to transfer to other dates. and tours are rescheduled if there are extreme weather conditions.
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Mary C. "We loved this tour! Our guide was informative and showed us many points of interest in Denver! I highly recommend to any schools looking for a fun Denver field trip for their kiddos!!!
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