Start your walk at a local gem, Whittier Cafe and grab a coffee and a breakfast burrito or panini to-go. Despite its proximity to downtown, the area is a residential oasis filled with big yards, parks and neighborhood markets. The Lowdown: Take a weekend afternoon to explore the historically Black neighborhoods of Whittier and Cole. Highlights: Whittier Cafe, Fuller Park, George Morrison Sr. Enjoy it on your way back home or to the park as a little reward for all the steps you just endured. Follow that through to the picturesque 16th street (much different than 16th street mall) before heading southeast on Park Avenue where you can grab a doughnut to-go from Voodoo as a treat. Then hang a right at Pennsylvania street to pay your respects to the Unsinkable Molly Brown who survived the Titanic and who’s historic house serves as a testament to the resilience of Denver residents. If that’s a bit too morbid for you head west down 11th avenue that’s been opened for pedestrians only and take in the droves of 1920s apartment complexes alive with residents. Start your walk at the beautiful Cheesman Park and marvel at the rolling green hills that are actually mass graves. The Lowdown: This beautiful Capitol Hill walk has it all - history, haunted parks, gorgeous greenery, old mansions and doughnuts. Highlights: Cheesman Park, Snarf’s, Voodoo Donuts, Pedestrians only street from 11th Street from Lincoln to Humboldt and the Molly Brown House
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