![A stopover in Denver at Elitch Gardens.](https://takingthekids.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Andy-and-Hannah-Sitzman-ride-the-Dragons-Wing-at-Elitich-Gardens.jpg)
A stopover in Denver at Elitch Gardens.
I love that Elitch Gardens has such a history dating back to 1890. It opened with a zoo, summer stock and a ballroom. The carousel, which took craftsmen three years to carve by hand, has been here since 1928 and still operates today; The Ferris Wheel was erected in 1936 and still operates.