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Places near Aurora by type
All 201 places by distance →One day from Aurora
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:41 pm
67 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Aurora
- Cherry Creek Damdam · 45 min
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Bonnie Brae Parkpark · 45 min
- Denver Museum of Nature and Sciencemuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Aurora
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Aurora?
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum (museum, about 7 km), Chapel No. 1 (church, about 7 km), Former Stapleton Airport Control Tower (attraction, about 8 km), Mizel Museum (museum, about 10 km), Cherry Creek Dam (dam, about 11 km), Denver Museum of Nature and Science (museum, about 12 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Aurora?
123 places on Spotwander: 8 hill stations & viewpoints, 29 parks, 18 museums, 14 wildlife, forests & gardens, 13 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Aurora?
Green Mountain, about 37 km by road; North Table Mountain (40 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Aurora?
Ben Bezoff Park, about 5 km by road; Verbena Park (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Aurora?
Start in Aurora, visit Cherry Creek Dam, then Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, then Bonnie Brae Park, then Denver Museum of Nature and Science, then Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, and drive back — about 67 km by road in all.