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Denver Botanic Gardens

A pink lotus flower with yellow stamens is next to a white lotus flower with red stamens.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A rough, irregularly shaped gold nugget with intricate textures and a lustrous, metallic surface, displayed against a dark background.

A rough, irregularly shaped gold nugget with intricate textures and a lustrous, metallic surface, displayed against a dark background.

"Tom's Baby" gold nugget on display at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A carved opal bust of a man wearing a top hat, displayed on a black stand. The opal exhibits a subtle play of colors, giving it a luminous quality.

Tiny opal sculpture on display at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A cluster of white, crystalline formations with sharp, radiating spines stands against a dark background.

Mesolite crystal on display at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A circular cross-section displays concentric bands of white, gray, and tan crystalline material.

Slice through a quartz nodule on display at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A pink lotus flower with yellow stamens is next to a white lotus flower with red stamens.

Lotus flowers at Denver Botanic Gardens

White water lilies float on dark water surrounded by large green leaves with serrated edges.

Water lily at Denver Botanic Gardens

A dragonfly rests on a green leaf against a dark background.

Great Spreadwing at Denver Botanic Gardens

A cluster of pink star-shaped flowers grows among tightly packed green succulent leaves.

Common houseleek at Denver Botanic Gardens

An open white water lily flower with yellow stamens is surrounded by green leaves and buds, floating on dark water.

Water lily at Denver Botanic Gardens