The Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver

Founded in 1900, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science is located in City Park and has views of Denver and the Rocky Mountains. The museum traces its origins back to the efforts of one man, a pioneer naturalist named Edwin Carter who devoted his life to his true love: the scientific study of Colorado birds, mammals and fauna. Since 1900, the museum collection has grown from Carter’s collection, housed in a log cabin, to the largest natural history museum in the western United States, housing more than a million objects in its collections. Today at the museum, visitors are invited to participate in learning more about science and to become more engaged with what they see, feel and hear. They also learn about current science topics in the news, such as the latest discovery in space or significant fossil finds.