Fuel Your Adventure With Venture

The way a simple, everyday choice can mean more travel for you—both near and far.

By Capital One

The Mile High City is a high-altitude launch pad for adventures. So, it’s hard not to wonder where you’ll explore next—a quick zip up I-70 for a ski day in Summit County, a trek across the state line for a mountain bike adventure in Moab, or globe-trotting to hike the hut systems in New Zealand. Before you start plotting your weekend getaways and bucket list trips, stay right here in Denver to check out Destination Venture presented by Capital One Venture Card to stoke the wanderlust.

Destination Venture made its debut at the Grandoozy Music Festival in September, followed by its first encore in Cherry Creek in October and a stop at Rink at Belmar in December. Now, it will pop up once more: at Skyline Park on January 5th-6th. Its star is a giant dome with 360-degree videos of adventures from around the world projected overhead like a sky full of stars. When you can break your gaze from above, dress up in outdoors-inspired props (think: flannel, beards, life jackets, and paddles) for an Instagram-worthy, 180-degree photo booth, take an interactive quiz to discover your travel personality, enjoy complimentary local flavors served from an enormous “cooler” bar, and get in a few carves on a ski simulator. Time it right and you’ll get to sample bites from celebrity chef and Top Chef head judge Tom Colicchio, or, thanks to Visa, catch a performance from ice dancing duo Meryl Davis and Charlie White.

Red Gerard shows off his Men’s Slopestyle Gold Medal.

David Wise, a two-time gold medalist freeskier, stopped by the Venture Destination at Cherry Creek.

At the Cherry Creek pop-up in October, David Wise, a two-time gold medalist freeskier, stopped by Destination Venture and gave us a little insight into how jetting around the world has impacted his life. Wise says he’d put travel right near the top of his job responsibilities. And it’s one part of his career, the Reno-based athlete says he won’t miss out on passing down to his two kids. “Traveling for skiing was one of the best parts of my education as a young person,” Wise says. “People with young kids get overwhelmed by the idea of travel so they don’t. The more you travel, the easier it is. If you just bring them along, they’ll get used to it.” Whether Wise is “commuting” to compete in South Korea or camping close to home, the philosophy is the same … just go.

The freedom to “just go” is easier when making everyday purchases on the Capital One Venture Card, whether that means putting fuel in the tank for a roadtrip or covering airfare for your family’s first big trip overseas. With unlimited double miles on every purchase along with 50,000 bonus miles ($500 toward travel) once you spend $3,000 in the first three months of account opening, there’s no reason to delay marking the big trips and weekend getaways on the calendar.

Capital One Dome — Grandoozy concertgoers in Denver stream in and out of Destination Venture’s dome. Inside the dome, people are instantly transported from the music scene to a 360-degree view of lush forests, brilliant coral reefs, and snowy mountain peaks.

Capital One Food Truck — A local Denver coffee company serves up cups of coffee—both hot and cold—from inside the giant cooler bar.

Don’t miss the last chance to catch the can’t-miss Destination Venture in Denver at Skyline Park (January 5-6). Bring the family for a couple laps around the ice-skating rink before you duck into the Destination Venture Dome to explore. And, don’t leave Destination Venture without stopping at the swag table. You’ll get hooked up with freebies for whether your next travel itinerary sends you to the snow or sea.