WELCOME! Downtown Denver is a thriving district centered around a mile-long pedestrian promenade lined with outdoor cafes, and is home to three new professional sports stadiums, 300 restaurants, a restored historic Lower Downtown (LoDo) district, a collection of museums, a variety of galleries and shopping destinations, the second largest performing arts center in the nation, and three college campuses. Roughly 110,000 people work in Downtown Denver, and over 9,000 live in the Central Business District, LoDo and the Central Platte Valley.