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Looking for the absolute best places to eat, sleep, shop, and socialize in the Mile High City? Earning the discriminating vote of ShermansTravel.com editors, these picks comprise the city's can't-miss attractions, hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops – from the high-brow (Daniel Libeskind's striking new Denver Art Museum) to the low (the dogs at Biker Jim's are seriously out of this world).

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An eight-story atrium lobby, a salubrious spa, three restaurants, and afternoon tea in the Atrium have dazzled high-profile guests (including the Beatles and the Reagans) since 1892. Guest rooms feature dark woods, overstuffed furniture, and mod cons like plasma TVs.

321 Seventeenth St.; Denver, CO; 800-321-2599; www.brownpalace.com

With its oversize leather sofas, snug rooms, southwestern pottery, and cozy library, the Magnolia suggests a welcoming ranch house. The Club Room Lounge houses billiards, a 24-hour fitness center, and a complimentary breakfast bar.

818 17th St.; Denver, CO; 303-607-9000; www.magnoliahoteldenver.com

See Titanic survivor Molly Brown’s piano, Victrola, and an invoice to her insurance company for jewels, gowns, and an Egyptian good luck charm that went down with the famous ship. Tea is set in the salon where Ms. Unsinkable courted Denver society.

1340 Pennsylvania St.; Denver, CO; 303-832-4092; www.mollybrown.org

Striking buildings designed by Gio Ponti and Daniel Libeskind house an impressively diverse collection of Picassos, pre-Colombian art, European landscape paintings, and more. Kids will love interactive activities like the Costume Closet, where they can try on the clothes they see in paintings.

100 14th Pkwy.; Denver, CO; 720-865-5000; www.denverartmuseum.org

Chef John Broening puts Denver on the culinary map in this converted storefront venue where...more

2413 W. 32nd Ave. at Zuni; Denver, CO; 303-477-4141; www.duodenver.com

Choose from over 300 varieties of wine, including 40 available by the glass, at this intimate...more

1442 Larimer St.; Denver, CO; 303-893-9463; www.cruawinebar.com

This streetcart on the 17th Street Mall offers grilled reindeer and wild boar hot dogs, the most...more

SW corner of 16th and Arapahoe; Denver, CO; www.bikerjimsdogs.com

Want a snap-button western shirt like Heath Ledger wore in Brokeback Mountain? This is where Hollywood has found them for decades, along with cowboy boots, ten-gallon hats, and Western ties and jewelry.

1626 Wazee St.; Denver, CO; 303-629-7777; www.rockmount.com

Quality Colorado-crafted souvenirs: Choose from a Guadalupe wool felt jacket, embroidered Colorado pillows, sterling silver cowgirl bracelets, and hand carved, western-style belt buckles.

1421 Larimer St.; Denver, CO; 888-279-2229; www.crybabyranch.com

Everyone from Sinatra to the Marsalis Brothers has swung in this smoky dive bar that’s packed in audiences since the ’50s (Jack Kerouac even brooded here when he was “on the road”). Snacks like green chilies and burritos add heat to the cool vibe.

1962 Market St.; Denver, CO; 303-295-9126

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