Denver - Travel close to home
You don't have to hop on a plane, train, or bus to travel. Sometimes, the best travel is close to home. This weekend, Travel Gal, Travel Boy and I spent some time at Sports Authority Field, home of the Denver Broncos. We enjoyed some time walking around the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame, which is located inside the stadium (for those who are visiting, enter through Gate 1). This is a free museum, and has some information and exhibitions on some of Denver's most famous athletes. There is also a fun hands-on room forkids, where they can put on Shannon Sharpe's jersey and pads, some hockey gear, lacrosse gear, and more.
The tour of Sports Authority field was very cool! We visited some luxury boxes, which cost $80,000 per year to rent - so, for 8 Broncos home games (not counting pre-season), the cost is $10,000 per year for you and 14 of your favorite friends. You can also rent a party suite starting at $8,000. And, this doesn't even include most of your food and drinks. Wow. I will happily take my crappy seat in the 5th level and not complain. . . .
The tour also took us through the Press Box (huge!), a couple of clubs, the visitor's locker room, and then finally on to the field. Travel Boy got his photo in front of the locker where Tom Brady was for the Broncos/Patriots game (Go Pats!), as well as on the field.
Our tour guide was great and very knowledgeable. This tour compares very favorably to the other amazing sports facility tour we have done at the Colorado Rockies stadium, Coors Field. If you are traveling to Denver, are a big sports fan, and have a couple hours to blow, consider visiting these stadiums. Even if you are not a fan of the teams, the facilities are amazing.
Posted by Paul The Travel Guy at 1/30/2012 10:40 AM 
Categories: Colorado
Tags: denver denver broncos sports authority field coors field colorado rockies
Categories: Colorado
Tags: denver denver broncos sports authority field coors field colorado rockies
Comments