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By: Lindsey R. McKissick

Issue: September 2011

Section: Front Range

Tags: travel, Outdoors, Rocky Mountain Hot Air, Mountain One Helicopter, Denver Inside and Out, Bike Denver, Banjo Billy's Bus Tour

Elevation Tour

Need a fresh perspective on your hometown? Five ways to see the Mile High City from new heights.

Hot Air Balloon

Who: Rocky Mountain Hot Air What: Ambling, open-air, hourlong glides over the metro area.
Info: Rockymountainhotair.com

Bike

Who: I Bike Denver
What: Wheel around town during a 9.3-mile trek with 18 stops, like Centennial Gardens and the Molly Brown House Museum.
Info: Ibikedenver.com

Bus

Who: Banjo Billy’s Bus Tour
What: A 90-minute ride around the Queen City that departs from the “Blue Bear” in front of the Colorado Convention Center.
Info: Banjobilly.com

Helicopter

Who: Mountain One Helicopters
What: Panoramic views of downtown (think: skyscraper height).
Info: M1heli.com

Foot

Who: Denver Inside and Out
What: A two-hour walk along the same path as the gang of criminals that robbed a truck outside of the Denver Mint in 1922.
Info: Denverinsideandout.com

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