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Capitol Hill, Denver — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Capitol Hill is a historic neighbourhood in Denver, United States, ringing the Colorado State Capitol with mansions and museums.
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Where to stay in Capitol Hill
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Capitol Hill sits just east of downtown Denver, and its walkable grid puts the city's museum row and its old mansion streets within easy reach of a bed. Stay here to be close. Rooms cluster along the Colfax Avenue corridor and around the leafy blocks near Cheesman Park, each with a different feel.
Choose the setting that fits the trip.
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Civic Center edge
The western blocks touch Denver's museum row, so the Denver Art Museum and Clyfford Still Museum sit a short walk from the door.Find hotels in Civic Center edgequiet mornings beside a large city park and the Denver Botanic GardensCheesman Park blocks
The eastern streets border Cheesman Park and the Denver Botanic Gardens, trading traffic for lawns, trees, and greenhouse glass.Find hotels in Cheesman Park blockslate nights within earshot of the Fillmore AuditoriumColfax Avenue corridor
The Colfax Avenue strip runs loud and late past the Fillmore Auditorium, keeping music venues, diners, and bars close by.Find hotels in Colfax Avenue corridorHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Denver
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Museums & Galleries
3- Molly Brown House Heritage
- Colorado Governor's Mansion Heritage
- Denver Firefighters Museum Heritage
Churches & Religious Sites
6- St. Ignatius Loyola Church Heritage
- Central Presbyterian Church Heritage
- St. Paul's English Evangelical Lutheran Church Heritage
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver Heritage
- St. Elizabeth's Church Heritage
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- First Baptist Church of Denver Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Civil War Monument
Landmarks & Notable Places
6- Byers-Evans House Heritage
- Adolph Zang Mansion Heritage
- Creswell Mansion Heritage
- Sheedy Mansion Heritage
- Tears-McFarlane House Heritage
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- John Elsner House Heritage
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About Capitol Hill
What are the main landmarks in Capitol Hill?
Landmarks crowd Capitol Hill. The Molly Brown House anchors a run of Gilded Age homes that includes the Colorado Governor's Mansion, the Byers-Evans House, and the Adolph Zang Mansion, while the Denver Art Museum, the Clyfford Still Museum, and the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art gather on the museum edge nearby. The Fillmore Auditorium draws crowds for shows, and the International Church of Cannabis gives the neighbourhood one of its odder addresses.
Church spires punctuate the skyline.
What is the history of Capitol Hill?
Capitol Hill took shape as Denver's wealthy quarter once the state chose the hilltop for the Colorado State Capitol. Silver and railroad money built the mansions. Grand homes such as the Molly Brown House and the Creswell Mansion went up along its avenues in the decades either side of 1900, when mining and rail fortunes drew Denver's leading families to the streets around the seat of government.
Later the big houses were split into flats, and the neighbourhood became one of the city's densest.
Where is Capitol Hill?
Capitol Hill rises on high ground just east of downtown Denver, a dense grid of avenues running out toward Cheesman Park.
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What is the best area to stay in Capitol Hill?
Civic Center edge: gallery days spent at the Denver Art Museum and Clyfford Still Museum. Cheesman Park blocks: quiet mornings beside a large city park and the Denver Botanic Gardens. Colfax Avenue corridor: late nights within earshot of the Fillmore Auditorium.
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Updated September 2026