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Denver Trivia and Fun Facts
State Flower:
Rocky Mountain Columbine
State Tree:
Blue Spruce
State Bird:
Lark Bunting
State Animal:
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
State Motto:
Nothing Without Providence
Denver Trivia Cheeseburgers were invented in Denver by Louis Ballast who owned the Humpty Dumpty Drive In.
Colfax Avenue is the longest street in the USA at 30 miles long.
The Dwight Eisenhower Tunnel is the highest tunnel in the world at 11,000 feet.
The world's largest rodeo takes place in Denver every spring.
Teddy Roosevelt enjoyed staying at Hotel Colorado. in Glenwood Springs
Also in Glenwood Springs is the world's largest hot springs.
Rocky Ford, Colorado is the Melon Capital of the World
Colorado has the highest paved road in America, the road up to the summit of Mount Evans at 14,258 feet.
Colorado borders New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. This is the only place in the US where the corners of four states touch.
Katharine Lee Bates wrote America the Beautiful from the summit of Pikes Peak.
The first permanent building built in Denver was a saloon.
A rare red onyx was used in the construction of the State Capitol Building. All of it was used on the Capitol and no more has ever been found.
Golda Meir(Israeli Prime Minister) and Hattie McDaniel(Gone with the Wind) went to North High school.
Downtown Denver is one of the safest cities in America.
25 novels are set in Denver.
The Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in the world.
The Great Sand Dunes are the largest in America.
Every year people from around the world mail valentines to Loveland, CO. The envelopes are stamped with the Loveland postmark and a poem (there's a new poem every year) and the valentines are re-mailed.
The historic carousel in Burlington Colorado is the only wooden merry-go-round that still has it's original paint. The carousel was a carvival ride at the original Elitch Gardens amusement park.
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