US Mint
There are more machines laying dormant in the US mint than usual because of this August 2025 event
Penny Production Halted
Herds of these bovine roam the park, driven back from near extinction
American Bison
Surprisingly (?), I didn't really see this namesake breakfast food all over the city
Denver Omelet
This data-warehouse-providing tech company maintains a presence in downtown Denver - and even has its name on a prominent tower
Snowflake
Don't forget to say hello to Blucifer as you enter or exit the airport! What is Blucifer, and why is it famous.
Fiberglass blue horse structure with red eyes, tragically killed the artist who created it when a section fell on him.
The mint recently partnered with DC Comics to make commemorative coins. Name 4 characters that will be featured.
Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Robin, Supergirl, The Flash, Batgirl, Aquaman
Bonus Point: Why did they do this?
You may find these burrowers surveilling around their front doors
Prairie Dogs
Yummy, these deep-fried bull testicles may be considered a novelty delicacy in Colorado.
Rocky Mountain Oysters
Name every major professional sports team in Denver
Broncos, Avs, Rockies, Nuggets
Central Park, Denver is an example of New Urbanism, built in 1995 on the former site of this.
Stapleton International Airport
The NY Times reported earlier this week that the US Mint sources gold from this source
Columbian Drug Cartel
You might find bald eagles here at this time of year (season)
Winter
Denver is famous for smothering this food in Green Pork Chili
Burritos
The immigrant/refugee resource center had a grocery store run by members of this presently stateless ethnic group, many of whom you'll find sheltering in Bangladesh.
Rohingya
Frontier
How many coins can the Denver mint press a day?
50 Million (+)
In the early 1980s, the area was cleaned up as a Superfund site, after having manufactured these weapons during WWII
Chemical (Mustard Gas, Sarin, Napalm, Lewisite, Chlorine Gas, White Phosphorus, etc.)
I enjoyed a samosa, spicy chicken curry, and tea leaf salad from this country at a food court in a refugee/immigrant resource center
Burma
I saw members of this NCAA champion team celebrating their third national championship in 5 years
University of Denver Men's Hockey
The Downtown Denver 16th Street Pedestrian Mall was designed by this self-describing architect famous for urban renewal projects
I.M. Pei
In 1920 a US Mint employee was found to have stole $80,000 worth of gold. How much would that gold be worth today?
~$17.8 Million
Name 2 of the reasons Rocky Mountain Arsenal was picked to be a site of weapons manufacturing
relative distance from the coasts (and presumably not likely to be attacked), a sufficient labor force to work at the site, weather that was conducive to outdoor work, appropriate soil needed for the project, location close to Stapleton airfield
This iconic American beer is brewed just up the road in Golden, CO
Coors
Traffic was intentionally fully stopped for about 30 minutes on I-70 (in both directions) about 10 miles west of Denver. Why?
Rock blasts for construction
Fly away on my [California] zephyr! How many hours should it take to take Amtrak from Denver Union Station to Emeryville, CA?
~33 hours