If you're looking for something unusual to do on your next Denver layover, try bowling!
I bowled at Lucky Strike Lanes a few weeks ago and it's a really cool joint. It's located right on the 16th Street Mall on the third level of the Denver Pavilions shopping center.
It's not like any bowling alley you might remember from your youth. I'd describe it as a really hip sports bar that just happens to have 12 bowling lanes tucked off to the side. The bar/restaurant area has lots of sofa's and socializing nooks, a long bar and quite a few big screen TVs with various sports playing.
If you want to bowl, go over to the bowling counter and get your name on the list. If you need to wait for a lane, you'll be handed a beeper/vibrator to notify you when your lane is ready. If you don't have bowling shoes (who brings 'em on a layover?), you'll need to rent them for about $3, and after that it's about $6/game, if my memory serves. Now, these would not be the cheapest prices to bowl, but what you do get is a great fun-filled party atmosphere. It's also thankfully lacking that awful smoky smell typical of the lanes of yore.
The lanes are all decked out with neon lights and other neat hip extras. There is a flat screen TV above the ball return that shows the current scores. There are also big screen TVs just above the pin area at the end of the lane. The night I bowled, it was showing a slide show of artwork from a recent art show in the area.
Give it a try! You'll have the most fun if you go with a large group and bowl using 2 lanes. Maybe break into teams and have side wagers of duties for the next days work in the air. After a hard fought game or two, vent off some steam by dancing on the bar at Coyote Ugly, same level, next door.
Have fun!
Tim
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