Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Concert venue near Morrison, Colorado, United States of America.
Attractions near Lafayette
From Lafayette, 24 mi to Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Yearly visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park number about 4.2M. No place to visit is mapped inside Lafayette; 63 are within 40 miles. Among them are 30 museums, 7 stadiums & arenas and 5 parks & preserves. The best-known trip out is to Mount Blue Sky, 40 mi away.
Attractions nearby
75
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
6
Arapahoe Basin
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Theatre · 24 mi south
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Concert venue near Morrison, Colorado, United States of America.
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The map
Map of the places
On the map, most of the 63 sit to the south.
Orange: Lafayette. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
75 places make the list, every one within 60 miles.
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4Rocky Mountain National Park
National park in Colorado, United States.
5Coors Field
Baseball stadium in Denver, Colorado, USA; home venue of the Colorado Rockies.
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7Longs Peak
Fourteenth and fifteenth highest mountain in the US state of Colorado (14,259')..
8Columbine Memorial
Memorial in Colorado commemorating the Columbine High School Massacre.
9Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Soccer-specific stadium located in Commerce City, Colorado, USA.
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12Lakeside Amusement Park
Family-owned amusement park in Lakeside, Colorado adjacent to Denver.
13Molly Brown House
Historic property formerly belonging to Molly Brown in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Cheesman Park
Human settlement in Denver, Colorado, United States of America.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
Protected area near Denver, Colorado.
Loveland Basin Ski Area
Snow skiing area located in Colorado along the Continental Divide, with a peak elevation over 13,000 feet. The ski area sits above the Eisenhower and Johnson Tunnels on Interstate Highway 70 in Clear Creek County..
Denver Technological Center
Business park in Denver and Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Red Rocks Park
Historic district in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Non-profit organization in the USA.
Arapaho National Forest
National forest in north-central Colorado, United States.
Pike National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, USA administratively combined with the San Isabel National Forest in 1973.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Nonprofit organization in United States of America.
Washington Park
Human settlement in Denver, Colorado, United States of America.
Roosevelt National Forest
National forest located in north central Colorado, United States.
Elitch Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Rambler Ranch
Automobile collection and museum in Colorado, United States.
Central City Opera House
Theatre in Central City, Colorado, United States.
Colorado History Museum
Museum in Denver on the history of the state of Colorado.
Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum
University museum, geology in CO, United States.
American Museum of Western Art – The Anschutz Collection
Museum in Denver, Colorado.
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Natural history museum in Boulder, Colorado.
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys
Toy museum in Denver, Colorado.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rocky Mountain National Park: Charles M. Sauer -- Charlessauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longs Peak: Photo by Scott Bauer., Public domain · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Dick's Sporting Goods Park: Tom Pratt, CC BY 2.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain · Folsom Field: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lakeside Amusement Park: Atjoe1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Molly Brown House: Self, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arapahoe Basin: David Benbennick took this photo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Keystone: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Art Museum: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cheesman Park: R0uge, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge: Oborseth, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Museum of Nature and Science: No machine-readable author provided. MisterHand~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · Dinosaur Ridge: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Loveland Basin Ski Area: Blakeops at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Denver Technological Center: Stormerne at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red Rocks Park: Hogs555, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado Railroad Museum: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Zoo: Donlammers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum: Wings Over the Rockies, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arapaho National Forest: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0 · Blue Arena: Icebourg, Public domain · Pike National Forest: Chris Short from Raleigh, NC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Denver Botanic Gardens: Laurascudder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Park: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · City Park: Hogs555, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heritage Square: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roosevelt National Forest: refractor, CC BY 2.0 · Alpine Visitor Center: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Colorado Governor's Mansion: Jirodrig at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Downtown Aquarium, Denver: Ginkgo100 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elitch Theatre: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Argo Gold Mine and Mill: uploaded by User:Greverod, original User Greverod on sv.wikipedia., Public domain · Ellie Caulkins Opera House: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forney Transportation Museum: myself (User:Piotrus), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Beaver Meadows Visitor Center: Dirk Huizenga, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Clyfford Still Museum: Trueshow111, CC0 · Bowles House: Bpvideo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Butterfly Pavilion: Jared Winkler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Infinity Park: Michael Boyer Crop: User:Ham105, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Contemporary Art Denver: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0 · Rambler Ranch: CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, CC0 · Central City Opera House: Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 · Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 · Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory: Own work by Tom Churchill, CC BY 2.5 · Children's Museum of Denver: Children's Museum of Denver, Public domain · Colorado History Museum: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fiske Planetarium: Nwest21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Plains Conservation Center: Zenhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cranmer Park: Gnarlodious at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Firefighters Museum: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · University of Colorado Museum of Natural History: Gaurav, CC BY 3.0 · Arrowhead Lodge: Paul Murr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blanche A. Wilson House: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys: JessicaSmithCO, CC BY 4.0 · Hiwan Homestead Museum: 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakewood Cultural Center: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vintage Aero Flying Museum: LanceBarber at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Wild Basin Ranger Station: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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