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Riverfront Park is situated along a 25 acre green belt known as Commons Park. The new park runs parallel to the South Platte River and is a short walk from Confluence Park; where Cherry Creek and the South Platte meet. Confluence park is unlike any other area in Denver! Here you will find creekside trails filled with mountain bikers, rushing rapids carrying kayakers down (and sometimes up) stream. The area is teeming with people on-the-go and true believers in living an active lifestyle. Across the banks of the South Platte River lies the REI flagship retail store, perfect for outdoor enthusiasts. Those Visiting REI are in for far more than making a new purchase but for a real outdoor experience. From indoor rock climbing, trying out a new kayak in the Platte or taking a new mountain bike for a demo on the outdoor course, REI and the neighborhood surrounding Riverfront Park is something special. While visiting REI it would be a shame not to take a few extra steps south and stop by the Denver Aquarium where you can go scuba diving with the sharks, feed tropical fish and yourself; treat someone special to a top-notch culinary delight while immersed in a tropical wonderland set among tropical reefs and schools of salt-water fish. Again, while you're there, and when you are done swimming, it would be a double-shame not to take a few more steps to the south and visit the Childrens Museum to spend some time in the kids wood workshop or painting gallery. They even have a kids size, miniature basketball court....with hoops set at the perfect height for kids to try for their first slam dunk. Once you have conquered all of the aforementioned diversions, you can jump on the old trolley car that will take you back to Confluence Park where you can proceed to the other side of the Platte River and over to Six Flags - Elitch Gardens for a ride on the old, wooden "Twister" roller coaster or a day of fun in the water park. Riverfront Park is a beautiful new addition to the Denver area and has single handedly changed the landscape and image of the city. The developers (they put the a little known town named Vail on the map) took painstaking measures to assure that the neighborhood would not only appeal to those that want to own a home and enjoy the area today but also for those that will call Riverfront home long into the future.
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