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Top Attractions in Lakewood

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22 Listed places
4.6 average across 21 rated listings
Golden • Denver • Cleveland
Free general admission; contact the museum for group tours and special programs. – Free admission; Colorado fishing license required for anglers age 16 and older; shelter reservation fees vary.
Popular Neighborhoods:
Golden Denver Cleveland Country Club Ln Littleton

Addenbrooke Park

Famous for: A free Lakewood recreation park with baseball fields, playground, tennis courts, basketball courts, and picnic lawns.

Addenbrooke Park in Lakewood pairs baseball diamonds, tennis and basketball courts, a playground and picnic lawns at 600 S Kipling Parkway.

Families with active kids casual sports players picnic planners

Bear Creek Greenbelt

Famous for: Creekside picnics, fishing, geocaching and easy multi-use trail access along Bear Creek in Lakewood.

Free Lakewood creekside park with a multi-use path, picnic shelter, fishing access and geocaching along Bear Creek.

Families with young children casual cyclists anglers

Bear Creek Lake Park

Famous for: A 2,600-acre Lakewood park known for Big Soda Lake swimming, camping, fishing, trails, and horseback riding.

Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood spans 2,600 acres with Big Soda Lake swimming, multiuse trails, camping, fishing, and picnic areas.

Nature lovers hiking families anglers

Colorado Railroad Museum

Golden
Famous for: More than 100 historic locomotives and railcars illuminating Colorado’s narrow-gauge and mountain railroad heritage.

Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden preserves 100-plus locomotives and railcars, with Big Ten Curve rides, exhibits and a miniature railroad.

Train enthusiasts Families with Kids History Buffs

Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys

Famous for: Antique dolls, intricate dollhouses and historic toys displayed through changing miniature-focused exhibitions in Lakewood.

Lakewood’s Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls & Toys presents antique dolls, detailed dollhouses, vintage toys and changing exhibits.

Collectors Families with Kids History Buffs

Forsberg Iron Spring Park

Famous for: A free Green Mountain-area park with paved paths, picnic space, playground and a dedicated off-leash dog park.

Free Green Mountain-area park in Lakewood with paved paths, picnic space, playground and an off-leash dog park, open daily 5am–10pm.

Families with young children Dog owners Casual walkers

Four Mile Historic Park

Denver
Famous for: Denver’s oldest standing structure, an 1859 log house within a hands-on historic farmstead park.

Explore Denver’s oldest standing structure at Four Mile Historic Park, an 1859 log house with farm animals and 12 acres beside Cherry…

Families with Kids History Buffs School Groups

Golden History Museum

Golden
Famous for: Free exhibits interpreting Golden’s territorial past, notable residents, regional inventions and community collections.

Free Golden museum at 923 10th St explores Territorial Capital history, famous Goldenites and local collections Tuesday–Saturday.

History Buffs Families with Kids Solo Travelers

Heritage Lakewood Belmar Park

Famous for: A 10-acre open-air museum with 15 historic buildings interpreting Lakewood life from the 1860s onward.

Free 10-acre open-air museum in Lakewood’s Belmar area, with 15 historic buildings, period rooms and paths beside Belmar Park.

History Buffs Families with Kids Solo Travelers

Kendrick Lake Park

Famous for: A 31-acre reservoir, one-mile walking loop and celebrated water-wise xeric garden in central Lakewood.

Kendrick Lake Park in Lakewood pairs a 31-acre reservoir, mile-long loop trail, noted xeric garden, playground, fishing and picnic shelter.

Families with young kids casual walkers shore anglers

Lakewood Historical Museum

Country Club Ln
Famous for: Preserving Lakewood’s resort-era history, community photographs, and local memorabilia inside historic Kuser Hall in Pine Park.

Explore Lakewood Historical Museum in New Jersey’s Pine Park, with local photographs, resort-era history, free admission, and limited afternoon hours.

Local history enthusiasts Heritage researchers Families with school-age children

Lakewood Historical Society

Brick Township
Famous for: Preserving Lakewood history through historic-hotel research, local archives, photographs, and Kuser Hall performance memories.

Lakewood Historical Society preserves local stories through archives, historic-hotel research and Kuser Hall memories at its Lakewood museum on Country Club Drive.

History Buffs Families with Kids Solo Travelers

Littleton Museum

Littleton
Famous for: Free living-history farms interpreting 1860s and 1890s agricultural life alongside Littleton history collections.

Free Littleton history museum with 1860s and 1890s living-history farms, heritage animals, galleries, and Ketring Lake access.

History-loving families school groups budget travelers

Lookout Mountain Park

Golden
Famous for: Buffalo Bill Cody’s grave, a historic museum, wooded foothills, and sweeping views over Golden and Denver.

Lookout Mountain Park in Golden combines Denver skyline views, wooded trails, picnic grounds, and Buffalo Bill Cody’s grave and museum above Golden.

History buffs Families with kids Nature enthusiasts

Mines Museum of Earth Science

Golden
Famous for: Colorado mineral specimens, especially the Alma King rhodochrosite, alongside meteorites, fossils and mining history.

Free Golden museum on the Colorado School of Mines campus, with the Alma King rhodochrosite, meteorites, fossils and Colorado minerals.

Geology enthusiasts Families with curious kids Colorado history fans
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