Communities
Aurora contains dozens of neighborhoods, districts and former military installations including:
- Buckley Air Force Base. The facility was eventually annexed by the growing city. The base resembles huge golf balls with the radar domes noted as a prominent Aurora landmark.
- Fitzsimons Campus. A campus of the University of Colorado which is being developed using the facilities and grounds of the former Fitzsimons Army Hospital.
- Lowry Air Force Base. While the base may have been permanently closed in 1994, the land is now being used for commercial and residential development. Many of the old military buildings are also still in use. They currently house the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, and another, Big Bear Ice Rink, which is reportedly the largest indoor skating rink in the region.
- Mission Viejo. A subdivision bordered by Buckley Road on the east, Quincy Avenue on the south, Chambers Road to the west and Hampden Avenue to the north. Notable features of the subdivision include the circular drive at its center formed by Mission Parkway, Alicia Parkway and Mission Viejo Park. Mission Viejo Park comprises a large part of the interior of the circle, providing walkways, picnic areas, ball fields, and a large space for family time and community events. The community is covenant-controlled.
Original Aurora (Aurora's "downtown") - a five-square mile area in the oldest part of the City in redevelopment.
Other communities and cities surrounding Aurora include: Castle Rock, Centennial, Cherry Hills Village, Denver, Englewood, Greenwood Village, Littleton, Lone Tree, and Parker