Being one of the best cities to live in, as recognized by 24/7 Wall Street, Centennial takes pride in being a tech-enhanced city focused on bringing convenience and healthy lifestyle with the use of modern technology. They also aim at working on continuous projects that improve the city. The place is famous for its majestic mountains, forests, rivers, canyons, parks, and the regular 300 plus days of sunshine throughout the year. If you love to play sports, visit parks, indulge in food and drinks, and shop, Centennial is a place you should consider visiting on your next vacation. If you are already planning to visit the city here is a list of the top things to do in Centennial, Colorado, that you can add to your itinerary.
1. Visit the historical 17 Mile House Farm Park
Being one of the two remaining trail houses along the Smoky Hill Trail, 17 Mile House is an attraction that holds great memories and historical importance. The place was once a 33-acre (13.3-hectare) stagecoach stop where pioneers used to stopover when traversing the Cherokee Hill wagon trail. 17 Mile House is a place where you can experience life between the 1860s and 1950s! Here, visitors will have access to interactive interpretative displays, collections of artifacts and photos, and also enjoy a picnic under the windmill outside.
17 Mile House Farm Park
Address: 8181 S Parker Rd, Centennial, CO 80016, USA
Website: 17 Mile House Farm Park
Opening hours: 24 hours (daily)
2. Savor Mexican cuisine at Los Dos Potrillos Mexican Restaurant
Voted as one of the best restaurants in the city of Centennial, Los Dos Potrillos Mexican Restaurant is one of the places you should try out when you are craving for some authentic Mexican dishes. Some of their house favorites are the Burrito Los Dos Potrillos, Chile Relleno Place, Pollo Ranchero, and their Red Chile Plate. They offer hearty dishes that are not only fairly priced but is also served in good portions. The place is well-spaced and ventilated, emphasizing in Mexican designs and decors and is near tourist spots.
Los Dos Potrillos Mexican Restaurant
Address: 8251 S Holly St, Centennial, CO 80122, USA
Website: Los Dos Potrillos Mexican Restaurant
Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 9am - 9:30pm; Fri - Sun: 7am - 9:30pm
3. Test your wits at The Clue Room
Are you visiting the city of Centennial with your friends or family? If so, the Clue Room is a place you should try out. Play as a group of up to 10 players (depending on the room) where you will be locked in a room for 60 minutes. There, you and your group will have to solve puzzles and think your way out of the eight unique escape rooms to free yourselves and prove that you have the wits and general knowledge to complete the challenge. Some of the popular escape rooms currently available are Bootlegger’s Breakout, 1893, Spy Ops, and the spy chamber.
The Clue Room
Address: 7286 S Yosemite St Unit 180, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Website: The Clue Room
Opening hours: Tue - Fri: 11am - 8pm; Sat: 10am - 9pm; Sun: 10:30am - 12pm (closed on Mon)
Price: 28 USD
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4. Unwind with your family at Centennial Center Park
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Located near the Centennial Civic Center, Centennial Center Park is an award-winning park that features many educational areas where you and the children can learn a lot. The park is divided into the main plaza, the amphitheater, the Colorado Statehood Walk, and the Viewfinder Walk. Certain facilities featured are barbeque grills, bicycle racks, covered shelter, electrical outlets, gas fireplace, spacious parking lot, playground, and restrooms. The Centennial Center Park is a place intended towards children to learn and have fun and for parents to spend some quality time with the kids.
Centennial Center Park
Address: H5W7+J2 Centennial, Colorado, USA
Website: Centennial Center Park
Opening hours: 5:30am - 10pm (daily)
5. Play golf at Family Sports Golf Course
The Family Sports Golf Course is a great place for family golfing. The place has a great mini golf course, decent driving range, a whole nine-hole course, indoor facilities, and even laser tag in case you get bored golfing. If you are sick of all the gimmicky golf courses that have too many distractions along the course, well, this place is different, the only thing to catch your attention is the calming stream and waterfall (great if your children have a short attention span). The place is well maintained, simple, decently sized, and has all the important features you may want when playing golf with the family.
Family Sports Golf Course
Address: 6901 S Peoria St, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Website: Family Sports Golf Course
Opening hours: 8am - 9pm (daily)
Price: 3 - 10 USD
6. Enjoy the beers at Resolute Brewing Company
Resolute Brewing Company is a micro brewing company that offers the residents of Colorado their daily liquid goodness of beer. If you came with a drinking buddy, then this place will surely keep you accommodated for a good amount of time. They offer a huge selection of beers such as lager, pilsner, pale ale, IPA, stout beers, and porter. They also have a nice selection on the tap. You could order your beer in different sizes, whether it be a taster, Crowler, half pour, or full pour. They do offer snacks inside the building, but most of the food comes from the food trucks that they schedule to come visit the brewery for a better food selection.
Resolute Brewing Company
Address: 7286 S Yosemite St #110, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Website: Resolute Brewing Company
Opening hours: Mon - Wed: 2pm - 9pm; Thu - Sat: 11am - 11pm; Sun: 11am - 9pm
Price: 2 - 12 USD
7. Experience marksmanship at Centennial Gun Club
Want something interesting and memorable to add to your list of things to do when visiting the city of Centennial? The Centennial Gun Club is a firing range where both experienced and first-time shooters are welcome to enjoy the range. They have courses starting from gun safety up to various drill courses. They also have an introductory shooting classes where you can experience your first shots without going through all other safety courses. You will be given an instructor, personal protection equipment, targets, and all the firearms and ammunition you may use at the range.
Centennial Gun Club
Address: 11800 E Peakview Ave, Centennial, CO 80111, USA
Website: Centennial Gun Club
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 9am - 9pm; Sat: 8am -9pm; Sun: 10am - 6pm
Price: 15 - 45 USD
8. Ice Skate at Family Sports Ice Arena
Another great option you may be interested in doing at Centennial is ice skating. The Family Sports Ice Arena is a skating rink where people of all ages are welcome. The skating rink is big and well maintained. They offer lessons for first-time skaters and provide all the necessary equipment to skate around the rink safely and comfortably. The skating rink is also almost always available to skate as they are open every day and offer several public skate sessions throughout the day.
Family Sports Ice Arena
Address: 6901 S Peoria St, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Website: Family Sports Ice Arena
Opening hours: Sun - Wed: 10am - 6pm, Thu - Sat: 10am - 8pm
Price: 7 - 13 USD
9. Snowboard at SNÖBAHN Indoor Ski + Snowboard Center
Ever wanted to snowboard but in a safe and controlled environment? The SNÖBAHN indoor skiing and snowboarding center is a place that offers indoor skiing to all. The place is filled with slopes and curves that simulate what you would experience in certain mountains. The inbuilt slopes in SNÖBAHN are a great way to learn specific techniques and create the mind-to-muscle connection needed to overcome real-world mountainous slopes. Other facilities that are also available are lodge, gym, and bar.
SNÖBAHN Indoor Ski + Snowboard Center
Address: 6955 S York St #404, Centennial, CO 80122, USA
Website: SNÖBAHN Indoor Ski + Snowboard Center
Opening hours: Fri: 11am - 8 pm; Sat - Sun: 9am - 5pm
Price: 40 - 250 USD
10. Admire the Denver Colorado Temple
Are you looking for a temple for the Latter-Day Saints to attend during your visit to the city of Centennial? The Denver Colorado Temple is a place of learning, peace, and inspiration. The place is complete with Celestial Room, Sealing Room, and Baptistry. Not a member? Well, the place may still be worth visiting if you are interested in architecture and landscaping. Outside, everyone is allowed to appreciate the beautiful fountain in the front of the temple, take a peaceful walk along the walkways, enjoy the beautiful display of flowers and handcrafted stained glass windows of the temple.
Denver Colorado Temple
Address: 2001 E Phillips Cir, Centennial, CO 80122, USA
Website: Denver Colorado Temple
11. Learn to cook and socialize at Uncorked Kitchen & Wine Bar
Uncorked Kitchen & Wine Bar is a unique place for its interactive dining experience. The restaurant does not only serve its customers but also gives them the option to have fun by cooking side-by-side with the chef while trying to make interesting dishes. The whole concept is to teach visitors how to cook. They also have a social wine-tasting schedule where you can grab your glass and enjoy up to 21 wines with select appetizers. Uncorked Kitchen & Wine Bar is a great place for people looking to savor food and drinks while learning and socializing with other people.
Uncorked Kitchen & Wine Bar
Address: 8171 S Chester St Ste A, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Website: Uncorked Kitchen & Wine Bar
Opening hours: Tue - Fri: 3pm - 9pm; Sat - Sun: 2pm - 10pm (closed on Mon)
12. Take your kids to Lollipop Park
Lollipop Park is an amusement arena specifically made for children to experience rides without the parent having to worry too much about their safety. The park features miniature versions of rides such as the horse carousel, Ferris wheel, teacup ride, whip ride, swing ride, train ride, lollipops, and air bounce. Aside from the rides being small, the speed and pacing of the rides are fast enough for children to feel the rush in experiencing the rides while slow enough for parents to let them ride alone. Due to the park featuring small rides running at minimal speeds, the park is unlikely to get crowded.
Lollipop Park
Address: 6901 S Peoria St, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Website: Lollipop Park
Opening hours: Thu: 10am - 5pm; Fri - Sun: 10am - 7pm (closed from Mon - Wed)
Price: 14 - 16 USD
13. Stroll around Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park
Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park is a place where you can take a stroll and relax while learning about the native plants of Colorado. The place is a natural riparian area filled with plants along the Cherry Creek Regional Trail. Take your steps along the crusher fine trails and appreciate the view of plants, ponds, and the Cherry Creek. Along the trail are signages that visitors can view to learn more about the cultural history of the place. The park features facilities such as parking, gazebo, restrooms, trail access, outdoor classrooms, and is entirely wheelchair accessible.
Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park
Address: 7500 S Jasper Ct, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Website: Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park
Opening hours: 6am - 10pm (daily)
14. Have a picnic at Walnut Hills Park
Walnut Hills Park is a place where you and the kids can unwind and enjoy the sunny weather of Colorado. The place has an area for basketball, disc golf, children’s playground, covered shelter with tables and trails. The children’s playground is covered with mulch and has structures such as slides, monkey bars, towers, and swings. The place (although hidden) is easily accessible along the roads and has a spacious parking space. Not at all gimmicky, the real beauty of this park is in its simplicity.
Walnut Hills Park
Address: 8443 E Davies Ave, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
Website: Walnut Hills Park
Opening hours: 6am - 11pm (daily)
15. Walk, run, or bike through DeKoevend Park
DeKoevent Park is an open-spaced park with 3.1 miles (4.9 kilometers) of smooth and unpaved trail. The trail is available for walking, running, and biking activities. The park is open year-round, well-maintained, filled with big cottonwood trees, and connects to other trails that can further the length of your hike if you choose to do so. If you are looking for a simple and quiet place for you to stroll around and unwind, DeKoevent Park is a place you should consider visiting.
DeKoevend Park
Address: 6301 S University Blvd, Centennial, CO 80121, USA
Website: DeKoevend Park
Opening hours: 6am - 11pm (daily)
16. Spend a day at Celebrity Lanes
Want to watch the NFL, play bowling, laser tag, and stroll an arcade all at the same place? Celebrity Lanes is a place that offers several fun activities all in one place. You can enjoy over 40 beers on tap while eating chicken wings and watching your favorite NFL and college teams play football. Their bowling alley features interactive lights and a music system to spice up your bowling experience. Play virtual laser tag with your friends and eliminate the Arachno-bots trying to invade the planet. A cool thing about Celebrity Lanes is that with the unlimited play pass, they give players an all-day pass, meaning you can bowl, play the arcade, watch NFL, and laser tag till your heart’s content!
Celebrity Lanes
Address: 15755 E Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80016, USA
Website: Celebrity Lanes
Opening hours: Mon - Thu: 10am - 12am; Fri - Sat: 10am - 2am; Sun: 9am - 12am
Price: 10 - 20 USD
17. Appreciate nature's beauty at Centennial Canoe Outfitters
The Centennial Canoe Outfitters is an organization that lets you experience the beauty of Centennial by canoeing and hiking. The organization has over 40 years of experience in safely traversing throughout Colorado. Guests will have the chance to appreciate the beautiful canyons, campfires, sunsets, the stars, and natural wildlife that they may come across during the trip. Guests will be briefed about safety and general paddling, be given a canoe together with all safety equipment, and an experienced instructor to lead throughout the adventure.
Centennial Canoe Outfitters
Address: 255 E 2nd Street, Palisade, Colorado 81526
Website: Centennial Canoe Outfitters
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 9am - 5 am (closed on Sat & Sun)
Price: 394 - 714 USD
18. Shop till you drop at The Streets at SouthGlenn
If you are visiting the city of Centennial and have shopping listed in your itinerary, then the Street at South Glenn is a place you should find time to visit. The shopping center has all your favorite brands such as Old Navy, Macy’s, H&M, Sears, Marshalls and many more. The place also has a theater known as the Hollywood Theaters. The theater houses a Skybox, a full-service restaurant, a bar, and six auditoriums with balconies for those who would like to enjoy first class. There are also over 20 eateries where you can take rest and enjoy food after you shop.
The Streets at SouthGlenn (shopping center)
Address: 6991 S Vine St, Centennial, CO 80122, USA
Website: The Streets at SouthGlenn
Opening hours: Mon - Fri: 10am - 9pm: Sat: 11am - 8pm; Sun: 12pm - 6pm
Centennial: a great place for family vacations
The city of Centennial has been blessed with a regular 300 days to sunshine throughout the year. The place has been known as one of the best places to live according to several magazines, publications, and organizations. If you are looking for a vacation spot for you and your family to visit, the city of Centennial is a place worth visiting. They have several parks, sports centers, and play areas where you and your entire family could all enjoy and make great memories together.
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