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Denver Museum of Nature & SciencevsDenver Art Museum
Both are rated highly by travel writers. Overall, Denver Art Museum scores significantly higher than Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Denver Art Museum comes in at #1 in Denver with positive reviews from 7 reviewers including Fodor's, Frommer's and Travel + Leisure.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205
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Fodor's "Founded in 1900, the museum has amassed more than 775,000 objects, making it the largest natural history museum in the western United States." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This three-story museum has grown to become one of the largest in the US, with more than 500,000 specimens and artifacts." Full review
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A central room showcases Tom's Baby, at 135 ounces the largest gold nugget ever found in Colorado.
Afar Magazine "Make your tour of the museum even more interesting by searching out tiny gnomes hidden in some of the background dioramas." Full review
Where "Kid-friendly exhibitions explore six main areas of focus: anthropology, geology, paleontology, health science, zoology and space science." Full review
Atlas Obscura "A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The sprawling and popular Denver Museum of Nature & Science is a grand temple meant to inspire awe in kids from two to 90." Full review
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But if you're looking to add more to your visit, don't miss the planetarium and the IMAX for educational, visually-stunning shows.
Frommer's "Dinosaur and fossil aficionados will love this top-notch natural history museum in City Park, and even the most casual fan of science will find something of interest here" Full review
Lonely Planet "The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is located on the eastern edge of City Park." Full review
Denver Art Museum Fodor's Lonely Planet
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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." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The DAM is home to one of the largest Native American art collections in the USA, and puts on special avant-garde multimedia exhibits." Full review
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." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This thin, twin-towered building (Gio Ponti), faced in iridescent tile, is a modern fortress looming over Civic Center Plaza." Full review
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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." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This seven-story art museum singlehandedly dispels the notion that great art can only be found in European capitals." Full review
Where "This 365,000-square-foot arts complex is home to two wings—one being the architecturally stunning Hamilton Building for contemporary art—and is considered to be the foremost art museum in the state." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This intimate museum located just down the street from Union Station in LoDo punches far above its class with show-stopping modern art exhibits." Full review
The Wall Street Journal "In Denver, tour the Denver Art Museum’s extensive collection of Indigenous North American and Western American art."
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Travel + Leisure "One of the largest art museums in the American West. Its collections represent cultures from around the world and include more than 70,000 works of art."
Denver Travel Guide
February 25, 2021
