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Train enthusiasts should stop at the Colorado Railroad Museum, where they can experience riding on a train and enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of railroading from a toddler's perspective. Remember to wave at the engineer and snap pictures to capture the memories. The Museum offers multi-generational fun for grandparents, parents, and kids alike, with many exciting activities. One of the highlights is touring the outdoor railyard, where you can explore dozens of historic locomotives, passenger cars, and freight cars from the 1880s to the 1980s. You can also step aboard several artifacts, including a Railway Post Office, an 1880s Caboose, and a Kitchen Car that once served meals to hard-working railroad crews stationed in remote locations.

Attend the next performance at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. They host various events from dance companies, musicians, Broadway touring companies, orchestras, and more. The center is acclaimed as one of the nation's finest university performing arts centers and is dedicated to showcasing cultural diversity and stimulating dialogue through the performing arts. Their programming includes Newman Center Presents, a professional arts series featuring renowned artists and new voices worldwide. Additionally, the center is home to DU's Lamont School of Music and Department of Theatre, which present numerous performances throughout the year. Take advantage of experiencing the talents of the community's premier arts organizations at the Newman Center.

If you're an animal lover, consider visiting the Wild Animal Sanctuary. This sanctuary is home to various rescued animals, such as leopards, cougars, wolves, bobcats, and foxes, all living in species-specific habitats on 320 acres of open grassland. As the largest and oldest nonprofit sanctuary in the United States, the Wild Animal Sanctuary provides a haven for these beautiful creatures, many of whom were rescued from dangerous or abusive situations. The animals, staff, and volunteers at the Wild Animal Sanctuary appreciate your interest in their work to help solve America's captive wildlife crisis.