This is the center of the city's brew pubs, with six large brew pubs and micro breweries, each brewing six to eight exclusive beers. When one combines the brew pubs with the Coors Brewery, the largest single brewery in the world, it is easy to see why Colorado claims that it brews more beer than any other state. Nothing about Denver is more misunderstood than the city's climate. Located just east of a high mountain barrier and a long distance from any moisture source, Denver has a mild, dry climate. Winters are pleasant with an average daily high of 52.5 degrees Fahrenheit, 11.4 degrees Celsius in November.
Snow does fall, but it usually melts in a short time.
Denver has some of the finest museums in the West with a wide variety of historical, western, artistic and horticultural emphases. The Black American West Museum tells the story of African American cowboys, who made up as many as one third of all the cowboys on the great cattle drives. The Colorado History Museum traces the colorful history of the Indians, explorers, gold miners, cowboys and pioneers that have called Colorado home. Exhibits include an outstanding collection of William Henry Jackson photos and a large diorama of Denver as it appeared in 1860. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is the fourth largest museum of its kind in the nation, with over 80 dioramas depicting animals from around the world.