In 1928 the commissioners of Kit Carson County, on Colorado’s Central Plains, made a forward-thinking decision that at the ...

Denver's Elitch Gardens amusement park turned 129 years old this week. The historic park -- visible to travelers driving near Interstate 25 and Speer Boulevard -- has evolved quite a bit from its ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A more than 100-year-old carousel in Colorado still runs with its original animals, motor and paint. The Kit Carson County Carousel wasn’t even supposed to be in Kit Carson County.

The historic amusement park — visible to commuters near Interstate 25 and Speer Boulevard in downtown Denver — has evolved quite a bit from its humble beginnings. On May 1, 1890, John and Mary Elitch ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — A year after the Historic ...

Kelly Glenn has long cherished Colorado amusement parks and their enchanting carousels with jos nostalgic childhood memories of Lakeside Amusement Park and Elitch Gardens. Wondering if his ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) – The Elitch name, which still ...

Mar. 8, 2001 - A 42-year-old landmark in northwest Denver will become history this week. The arch of the former Elitch Gardens, at the corner of West 38th Avenue and Tennyson Street, is being ...

The curtain is about to rise on a new act at the old Elitch Gardens Theatre, one of the last vestiges of the amusement park that left northwest Denver in 1994. When Mary and John Elitch opened the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park this month finished reopening a pair of its biggest roller coasters to the public, even as Denver’s historic Lakeside ...