Exploring the Area

Attractions

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC)

Garden of the Gods - about 10 minutes west from downtown Colorado Springs

United States Olympic and Paralympic Digital Museum – opened in Spring 2020

Pikes Peak – FYI: ~30 degrees colder at the top … most people feel lightheaded and woozy at the top

Air Force Academy  – about 20 minutes north of downtown Colorado Springs

Cheyenne Mountain ZooNamed 6th best zoo in the nation – about 15 minutes southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, be sure to feed the giraffes

Cave of the Winds – in Manitou Springs, about 15 minutes west from downtown Colorado Springs

Manitou Cliff Dwelling – about 15 minutes west from downtown Colorado Springs

Seven Falls – “The grandest mile of scenery in Colorado” – near the historic Broadmoor Hotel, there’s a restaurant at Seven Falls

Bishops Castle –  about an hour from Colorado Springs, toward Pueblo: Getting there

Royal Gorge - ~1 and 15 minutes from Colorado Springs in good driving conditions – Getting there

 

Museums

Walking distance

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC)

Money Museum by the American Numismatic Association

McAllister House

Pioneers Museum

United States Olympic and Paralympic Digital Museum – opening in Spring 2020

ProRodeo Hall of Fame

Railroad/Train Museum

 

 

Shopping Districts

Downtown Colorado Spring - Tejon Street, just outside the hotels (printable map available)

Old Colorado City (between ~22nd Street and 28th) – national historic district, download the self-guided walking tour - about 10 minutes west of downtown Colorado Springs

Historic Manitou Springs – about 15 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs

The Pomenade Shops at Briargate – about 20 minutes north of downtown Colorado Springs

 

Additional Outdoor Attractions

Great Sand Dunes National Park - Baca Campus, Zapata Falls

Florissant Fossil Beds

Eleven Mile Canyon

 

 

 

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