Denver finale

Big Blue Bear pose

The 40-foot blue bear sculpture peeking into the Colorado Convention Center is one of the most photographed pieces of public art in Denver. Find it and take a group photo posing like the bear has caught you sneaking around.

Capitol gold dome pose

Step back so the entire gold-leaf dome of the Capitol fits above the team in one shot. Take a group photo with the whole dome visible.

Checkpoint: 16th Street Mall

Walk south down the 16th Street Mall and check in halfway.

Checkpoint: Colorado State Capitol

Navigate to the Colorado State Capitol and check in at the front steps.

Checkpoint: Larimer Square

Navigate to Larimer Square (the oldest block in Denver) and check in under the string lights.

Checkpoint: Union Station

Navigate to Union Station and check in inside the great hall.

Cowboy boot window pose

Denver still wears its Western roots on its sleeve. Find a cowboy boot in a shop window, on a sign or on a stranger and take a group photo where the team strikes a Western pose around it.

Craft beer toast

Denver invented Colorado craft beer. Find a brewery or taproom (Wynkoop, Great Divide, Tivoli Brewing) and take a group toast photo with pints raised. Non-drinkers raise root beer or kombucha, Denver has plenty.

Denver kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a typical Denver backdrop (a cowboy boot in a shop window, a Rocky Mountain skyline view, a craft brewery sign) and take a group photo with the whole team in shot.

Great hall arrival shot

Inside Union Station's great hall: take a group photo where the team sits in the leather lounge chairs like 1920s travellers waiting for the trans-continental.

Local Denverite tip

Convince a local Denverite to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.

MallRide selfie

Hop aboard the free MallRide shuttle bus on the 16th Street Mall. Take a group photo inside the bus (the driver will not mind, they have seen worse). Hang on if it accelerates.

Mile high step pose

One of the steps on the west side of the Capitol is engraved "One Mile Above Sea Level". Find it (it is on the 13th step from the bottom on the west side) and take a group photo standing on the exact step.

Skyline cheers Denver

Find a spot with a Rockies-on-the-horizon view (Confluence Park, City Park, a rooftop), grab a drink and take a group toast photo with the mountains visible behind.

String light group photo

On Larimer Square, the strung overhead lights are the signature look. Take a group photo where everyone is lit from above by the string lights. Best at dusk but charming any time.

Trivia: Denver founded

Denver was founded as a mining town in what year (one year off is fine)?

Trivia: Mile high elevation

Denver is nicknamed the Mile High City. Exactly how many feet above sea level is one mile?

Trivia: Union Station rebuilt

Union Station has had three buildings on this spot. In what year was the current Beaux-Arts terminal completed? (One year off is fine, the answer is in the early 1910s.)