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Denver is the largest metro city in a 600 mile radius -- an area almost the size of Europe. In the past five years, more than 350,000 people have moved to the Mile High City, making it one of the fastest growing regions in the nation.
Some other surprising facts:
- Denver has the nation's largest city park system, with more than 200 parks within city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains -- an area larger than all of Manhattan Island.
- Denver has 300 days of bright sunshine a year -- more annual hours of sun than San Diego or Miami Beach.
- Denver International Airport is the nation's largest -- 53 square miles, an area so large it could hold the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and Chicago O'Hare Airport combined.
- Denver is a "sports capital," with all four Major League sports (NHL Colorado Avalanche, NBA Denver Nuggets, NFL Denver Broncos, Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies), as well as two professional soccer teams.*
*From the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
Official Vacation Planning Guide 1997/98
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