Guided Tours
Explore and experience Denver!
Guided Tours are offered year-round. They are opportunities to experience Denver places and spaces – historic, modern, contemporary and iconic.
Some guided tours are on active construction sites. See Denver’s latest building projects before they become a reality! Hard Hat Tours are members only experiences featuring prominent construction projects in Denver. These unique and specialized tours, often led by architects and engineers, provide up-close access to active changes in our built environment.
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Visions of Denver Architecture Photo Exhibit Reception | DOD 2026
OZ Architecture
Close out Doors Open Denver 2026 by celebrating the photographers selected for the Visions of Den...
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The Maven Hotel and the Dairy Block | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
The Maven Hotel + Dairy Block
About the tour: Join DAF and The Maven for a guided tour of The Maven Hotel and Dairy Block, expl...
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The Ramble Hotel | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
The Ramble
About the tour: Go behind the scenes of the 50 room boutique hotel in Denver's RiNo neighborhood....
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Parts of Common: A Civic Forum on How Urban Interventions Empower Communities | DOD 2026
Denver Performing Arts Complex, 2nd...
This event is free to attend. Due to capacity restrictions, registration is required. About the ...
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Mid-Century Modern Trivia Night at La Vista Motel | DOD 2026
La Vista Motel
About the event: Think you know your Eames from your Eichlers? Put your mid-century modern knowle...
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Downtown Area Plan Presentation | DOD 2026
Downtown Denver Partnership
About the event: Downtown Denver is at a pivotal moment. Join Andrew Iltis, one of the leaders be...
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Colorado Convention Center | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
Colorado Convention Center
About the tour: Join DAF and the team at the Colorado Convention Center for a behind the scenes t...
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Reimagining Skyline Park | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
Skyline Park
About the tour: Discover the past, present, and future of one of Denver's most iconic public spac...
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Common Ground Community Design Project Reception | DOD 2026
Denver Performing Arts Complex
About the project: The Common Ground Community Design Project is a new collaborative, civic desig...
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The Future of the Denver Pavilions | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
The Denver Pavilions
About the tour: As downtown Denver adapts to changing patterns of work, retail, and residential l...
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Alan Gass’s Photographic Idiosyncratic Tour of Denver’s Primary Pedestrian Precinct | DOD 2026
SAR+ Architects
About the Presentation: Join us for a presentation by Alan Gass, FAIA, on the architecture of Dow...
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Design Workshop | Doors Open Denver 2026 Headquarters
Design Workshop
Doors Open Denver: Destination Downtown headquarters is the multi-disciplinary firm Design Worksh...
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Taking the Long View: Design, Landscape, and Legacy | DOD 2026 Keynote Lecture
Historic Evans School
Join the Denver Architecture Foundation for an inspiring afternoon with Ray Calabro, FAIA, Princi...
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The Rally Hotel | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
The Rally Hotel
About the tour: Get an inside look at The Rally Hotel, a modern gathering place in the heart of D...
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Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Building | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph...
This event has sold out! About the tour: The magnificent Mountain States Telephone and Telegrap...
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City Transformed: Lower Downtown | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
CU Denver College of Architecture &...
This event has sold out! About the tour: This two-hour walking tour explores Denver’s historic ...
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The Downtown Denver Alleyways Project | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
Alleyway next to Casa Tequilas
About the tour: The Between Us Alleyways Project, funded and produced by the Downtown Denver Busi...
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The Petroleum Building Office to Residential Conversion | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
The Petroleum Building
This event has sold out! About the tour: Join the Denver Architecture Foundation and Gensler fo...
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A Taste of the MSU Denver School of Hospitality | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
MSU Denver School of Hospitality
About the tour: MSU Denver's School of Hospitality warmly invites Doors Open Denver attendees to ...
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Concord Energy HQ | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
Concord Energy HQ
About the tour: Rooted in adaptive reuse, this Denver office embraces the beauty of the existing ...
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Brown Palace Hotel | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
The Brown Palace
Explore Denver's 133-year-old iconic and beloved hotel. Learn about the hotel's founder, its role in...
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Adaptive Reuse at Art Studios | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
Art Studios
About the tour: Go behind the scenes of the innovative adaptive reuse project that transformed th...
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Denver Union Station | DOD 2026 Insider Tours
Union Station
Come learn the history of all three train stations located in the same spot from 1880 to present. Yo...
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The Mayan Theatre | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
Mayan Theatre
Saved from destruction in 1984, the Mayan Theatre has been a South Broadway landmark for decades. He...
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The Ellie Caulkins Opera House | DOD 2026 Insider Tour
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
About the tour: Explore The Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver's premier performance hall designe...
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