Central Business District + LoDo

Downtown is divided into two regions: the Central Business District (CBD) and Lower Downtown (LoDo). Both feature a plethora of high-rise apartment buildings. The eastern edge of Downtown Denver is mostly lined by North Broadway, though Park Avenue also forms its northeastern edge. The northern cap is the South Platte River by Confluence Park. Speer Boulevard forms its western edge and Colfax Avenue to the south.

The CBD is more business-minded, with a much less crazy nightlife. The 16th Street Mall, an outdoor promenade of shopping and dining, connects the blocks of the CBD and LoDo via a free bus ride. This complimentary RTD service picks up and drops off passengers on every block, heading both north and south on 16th. It starts by the Capitol building and ends in LoDo at Union Station.

LoDo, which is north of the CBD, starts around Lawrence Avenue. This is the city’s most popular nightlife area and borders the Rockies ballpark.