Things to do in Lakewood

Get a Suburban Denver Dining Experience in Lakewood

Lakewood, Colorado is a thriving suburb of Denver. Located near the Denver airport, this location makes an ideal base for exploring the greater Denver metro area. While you are just moments from the big city, you enjoy a slightly smaller community during your vacation. A thriving cultural heritage, rich history, and large outdoor spaces all [...]

A Place That Offers the Best of Both Worlds

Being the fifth most populous city in Colorado, Lakewood has a little bit of everything to offer should you decide to make it your central destination during your vacation to Colorado.  Being situated in between both Denver and the Rockies, this city has a lot to offer for outdoor adventure seekers and cultural aficionados alike.
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240 Union: A Lakewood Exclusive

The Denver West Metro area has a lot to offer for businesses, vacationers and the families who live nearby and are able to take advantage of the attraction at a mile high. If you find yourself in the Lakewood, Colorado area, you’ll find that no matter what type of cuisine is on your list of [...]

Colorado Water Skiing: 5 Places to Get Wet This Summer

Although most travelers usually visit Colorado for the plentiful skiing the mountains have to offer, summer is a great time to ski Colorado in a completely different way. Water skiing, wakeboarding and jet skiing are just a few great ways to enjoy Colorado’s many lakes and reservoirs. Many hardcore water skiers choose to join one [...]

Rock Hounding: Seeking Earthly Treasures

The disease strikes when least expected. You’re out for a hike and something on the path catches your eye. You see a small fossil, a shiny stone or a glimmering crystal and, naturally, you pick it up. Soon, the ground becomes a treasure trove of things to be looked at, turned over, scrutinized and pocketed. [...]

White Fence Farm: Old-Fashioned Fun and Food

Noted for its fried-chicken dinners served family style, White Fence Farm restaurant is located on what used to be a country farm in Lakewood, Colorado. We have celebrated birthdays and special occasions with family and friends many times at this Colorado restaurant.
Our grandchildren love to frolic on the beautifully landscaped grounds and pet the farm [...]

Taste of Denmark: Oh So Sweet

I come from a Swedish-American family. We eat limpa bread at Christmas, have Swedish pancakes with lingonnberries for breakfast and love Scandinavian sweets.
So I was thrilled when my sister introduced me to Taste of Denmark, a thriving bakery in Lakewood. It’s not often you find authentic European-style bakeries in Colorado. I know of only a [...]