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The Capitol, featuring a stately golden dome covered with nearly 7 kg worth of gold donated by a mining company, symbolizes Denver's history as a former gold mining town. The 1st through 3rd floors are vaulted, with the portraits of successive governors adorning the walls. Address 200 E. ColfaxAve.,Room029 Tel (303)866-2604,866-4747 HP http://www.colorado.gov Open 8 am - 2:30 pm Monday - Friday Closed Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays (Open Saturdays from Memorial Day thru Labor Day) Features a wide collection of Native American Art such as jewelry, ceramic ware, fabrics and totem poles. The collection also includes African, European and Asian art and sculptures, with a total of nearly 40,000 items on display. Address 100Ｗ.14th Ave.Pkwy Tel (720)865-5000 HP http://www.denverartmuseum.org Open 10 am - 5 pm Tuesday and Thursday - Saturday 10 am - 9 pm Wednesday 12 pm - 5 pm Sunday Closed Monday and Holidays Admission $8 for adults, $6 for students/ages 65 and over, free for ages 12 and under A unique museum focusing on the history, life and culture of the American West. Exhibits include a mining machine representative of the vitality of the gold rush era and dioramas. Address 1300 Broadway Tel (303)866-3682 HP http://www.coloradohistory.org Open 10 am - 5 pm Monday - Saturday 12 noon - 5 pm, Sunday Closed Thanksgiving (4th Thursday in November), Christmas & New Year's Day Admission $7 for adults, $6 for students/ages 65 and over, $5 for ages 6-12 Located along Colorado Boulevard in a city park, about 5 km from downtown. Features 90 exhibitions representing the fauna and flora of four continents, along with highly treasured minerals, fossils, the fully restored skeletons of seven dinosaurs, and 90 types of pre-historic animal bones. Address 2001　Colorado Blvd. Tel (303)322-7009 HP http://www.dmns.org Open 9 am - 5 pm Year Round Closed December 25 Admission $10 for adults, $6 for students, ages 3-18, and those 65 and over