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City in Colorado, US
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Aurora is a city of about 400,000 of the Denver Metropolitan Area in the western U.S. state of Colorado. The city lies immediately east of Denver in Arapahoe, Adams, Douglas, and Elbert counties. In 2008 it was named the "All American City."
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The Aurora History Museum is a community-based cultural center featuring changing history and decorative arts exhibits with educational programs, tours, workshops and family events offered for all ages throughout the year.
An outdoor education area with 1100 acres, it shows the natural wonder of the Prairie.
A 200-acre ranch and outdoor learning center.
Professional theatre in the heart of the East End Arts District.
Aurora has 6 golf courses throughout the city.
A wide array of activities can be done here like fishing, sailing, non-motorized boating, windsurfing, a seasonal swim beach (Check website to see when open), SCUBA area, archery range, and large group picnic shelters, also has 8 miles of concrete trails around the reservoir.
An 880-acre reservoir that offers a multitude of outdoor activities and unique activities such as horseback riding and a shooting range. You can also do boating, hiking, fishing, camping and biking. A sandy beach with roped-off swimming area and a bathhouse is open Memorial Day-Labor Day.
The definition of a classic American diner.
Carrabba's serves fresh, flavorful Italian dishes prepared from the finest ingredients sourced from around the world.
This is an all-you-can-eat sushi joint that serves delicious sushi and other Japanese food. Its $26 per person at dinner time and at lunch its half that.
A good place for wontons and soup dumplings.
Korean BBQ.
Helps if you like Spanish music.
A local country club where you can do line dancing. It's pretty large with a few bars inside. Also has a mesquite grill restaurant you can eat. Its ladies nights are known for drawing a huge crowd.
Has a few pool tables and electronic video games like Deer Hunter, also does karaoke on Sundays that is themed.
Has over a dozen pool tables, also has dart boards and foosball. Also does beer pong tournaments on Thursdays.
Southlands is home to some of today's leading retailers and restaurants including Ann Taylor Loft, Banana Republic, Coldwater Creek, Francesca's Collections, The Gap, J. Jill, McCabe's Irish Bistro & Pub, Ted's Montana Grill, Tilly's, Wine Experience Café and World Cellar Wine, Beer & Spirits and many more.
Your typical mall its two stories and has most of the stores that you would see in your typical American mall.
By plane
By plane then you are coming from Denver International Airport which isn't too far away. Denver International Airport, (DEN). Commonly referred to as DIA.
You can get around with local transit via RTD. The new light rail R line runs in a north-south direction and is a useful way of getting around.
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