Centennial, CO Road Trips

When Centennial was incorporated as a city on February 7, 2001, it was the largest city incorporation in U.S. history, with over 100,000 citizens at the 2000 census.

1 Denver Area Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2001 East Phillips Circle, ☏ +1 303-730-0220. Grounds open to the public. The temple is open only to members by appointment.

1 Centennial Center Park, 13050 East Peakview Avenue. Centennial Center Park is an expansive area with an amphitheatre and a water park for kids. 2 Downtown Centennial. Take a few hours to walk the Downtown area. Admire the high-rises, look around the historical shops and buildings, and see where Centennial came from. (updated May 2017)

Unique restaurants in the area: Las Brisas Restaurant, 6787 S Clinton St, ☏ +1 303 792-3212. Where Latin coastal meets Mexican, incredible Las Brisas Ritas. Perfect Landing, 7625 S. Peoria St (south of Arapahoe Rd at Centennial Airport), ☏ +1 303 649-4478. Wine and dine on great food while overlooking planes taking off from the 3rd busiest private airport in the country.

Drury Inn, 9445 E Dry Creek Rd (near the Tech Center). Low cost, solid rooms and free breakfast and dinner of pizza and salad.

1 Denver International Airport (DEN IATA), 8500 Peña Boulevard, Denver (North of I-70), ☏ +1 720-730-4359. One of the ten busiest airports in the world. The airport connects to Centennial via the RTD commuter rail A line connecting to the RTD light rail E line. 2 Centennial Airport (APA IATA), 7565 South Peoria Street (East of I-25), ☏ +1 303-790-0598. General aviation and flights to Grand Junction Centennial is served by several highways: The E-470 Toll Road provides direct access to Denver International Airport. The Amtrak California Zephyr and Winter Park Express serve Denver Union Station. The RTD light rail E line provides access from Denver Union Station to Centennial. Greyhound Lines serve Denver.

3 Arapahoe at Village Center Station, 8800 East Caley Avenue. RTD light rail lines E and R, RTD bus routes 66, 153, 169, and AT, and RTD APFX FlexRide bus service. 4 Dry Creek Station, 9450 East Dry Creek Road. RTD light rail lines E and R, and RTD DRFX and NIFX FlexRide bus service. 5 County Line Station, 8340 South Valley Highway. RTD light rail lines E and R, and RTD SIFX FlexRide bus service. 6 Smoky Hill/Picadilly Park-n-Ride, 20855 Smoky Hill Road. RTD bus routes 135 and 139. A numbered system is proven inapplicable here, as opposed to Denver's northern suburbs. If you are looking for "___ Street", you should be driving across town from west to east, looking at the signs that signal "North __ Street" or "South ___ Street"