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FREE DAYS at local attractions

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FREE DAYS at local attractions

Here are the 2010 dates for FREE DAYS at some Denver Area attractions!

DENVER ZOO
2300 Steele St., Denver, 303-376-4800

Saturday, January 9, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday November 13, 2010

DENVER ART MUSEUM
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver, 720-865-5000

(The art museum is free the first Saturday of every month: )
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Saturday June 5, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010

DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
1005 York Street, Denver, 720-865-3500

Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Thursday, October 23, 2010

DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS @ CHATFIELD
8500 Deer Creek Canyon Road, Littleton, 303-973-3705

Friday, January 1, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010

DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE
2001 Colorado Boulevard, Denver, 303-322-7009

Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010

KIDS EAT FREE DAYS:

EVERY DAY
O’Charley’s Restaurant
Old Spaghetti Factory (with coupon from Kids Pages Magazine)
IHOP – Actually $0.99 – 3-9pm
McAlister’s Deli – after 5pm

SUNDAY
LoDos – $1.99
Lansdowne Arms – after 4 pm
La Msa Mexican Restaurant
Sunset Grill
Jose Pepper’s Authentic Mexican Food
Chartroose Caboose
Big D’s BBQ (Parker)

MONDAY
Brothers BBQ
Buffalo Wild Wings – $0.99 – 5-8 pm
C.B. & Potts
CiCi’s Pizza
Chartroose Caboose – after 5pm
Cinzetti’s – 5-9 pm
Fuddruckers – $0.99 – 5-9 pm
Gunther Toody’s
Rio Grande
TGI Fridays
Big D’s BBQ (Parker)
Bono’s BBQ

TUESDAY
3 Margarittas
Bennigans
Black Eyed Pea – after 5pm
Brothers BBQ
Champps
Chick-Fil-A
Cinzetti’s – 5-9 pm
Denny’s – 4-10pm
Fazolli’s – $0.99 – 5-8pm
Fuddruckers – $0.99 – 5-9 pm
Lone Star Steakhouse
Perkins
Pizza Street
Planet Subs – after 4pm
Ponderosa Steak House – after 4pm
Salty Iguana Mexican Restaurant
Big D’s BBQ (Parker)
Treo (& ½ price hamburgers)

WEDNESDAY
Applebees – $0.99
Old Chicago
Rainforest Café – after 5pm
Zarda BBQ
Big D’s BBQ (Parker)

THURSDAY
Buffalo Wild Wings
C.B. & Potts – $1.00
Big D’s BBQ (Parker)

SATURDAY
Lone Star Steakhouse – 11 – 4pm
LoDo’s – $1.99

Photo Credits: Dave Parsons/Denver Zoo
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