Modeled after the sort of night club Denver's lacked since, well, ever, Rise Nightclub takes the spare-no-expense approach to clubbing that's more associated with Miami, New York and Las Vegas. Rise Nightclub aims to stop Denver residents from throwing around the term "super club" so nonchalantly. The three-floor club boasts one of the largest club layouts in LoDo, inside which four dance floors and five separate bars are housed. The spiraling layout encourages patrons to absorb each floor's depth as they wander the club's depths, where they'll encounter a pair of sub-venues, the Shadow Lounge, a low-key lounge that offers bottle service to complement its downbeat atmosphere, and the patio lounge Skybar, which features everything from tables and couches to beds to complement its full-service bar.

Don't let all the extras distract you from the main act, Rise's bustling mega-club. While the $10 cover charge may scare off casual visitors, that's fine: Rise is no place for amateurs. Sophisticated, yet bustling with the energy of a top-notch nightlife, burned-out clubbers no longer have to wait for their vacations to visit a club extravaganza, as Rise brings it -- complete with go-go dancers -- to their neighborhood. -- Matt Schild (Photo: Konstantine Simakis)