Things To Do
Outdoor Colorado Springs Activities
- Garden of the Gods - - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - - Seven Falls - - Red Rock Canyon Open Space - - Cave of the Winds - - The Painted Mines - - Pikes Peak -
Colorado Springs Activities
- The Broadmoor - - The Air Force Academy - - Glen Eyrie Castle - - Flying W Ranch - - Explore Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs - - Manitou Cliff Dwellings - - The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum - - National Museum of World War II Aviation - - Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Game (soccer) -
Colorado Springs Restaurant Recs
- Ivywild (multiple restaurants) - - Shuga’s (American) - - The Rabbit Hole (American/Contemporary) - - Garden of the Gods Market and Café (American/International) - - Denver Biscuit Company (American breakfast)- - Salsa on the Rocks (Mexican) - - Margarita at Pine Creek (American/Mexican; great brunch) - - PigLatin Cocina (Latin-American Fusion) -
Colorado Springs Breweries
- Red Leg Brewing - - Goat Patch Brewing - - Cerberus Brewing - - Bristol Brewing (in Ivywild) - - Trinity Brewing -
Denver Area Activities
- Denver Union Station - - Red Rocks Amphitheater - - RiNo (River North Art District) - tons of street art, breweries, and restaurants! - - Meow Wolf - - Denver Art Museum - - Denver Museum of Nature and Science - - History Colorado Center - - Colorado Avalanche Game at Ball Arena (Delaney's NHL hockey team!) - - Denver Nuggets Game at Ball Arena (NBA) - - Colorado Rapids Game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park (MLS) -
Denver Restaurant Recs
- Linger eatauries (High-end dinner in a former mortuary) - - D’Corazon (Delaney's fave Mexican) - - Tavernetta (Italian) - - Kike's Red Tacos (casual Mexican - birria) - - Blue Pan (Detroit style pizza) - - Ophelia's Electric Soapbox (brothel turned restaurant, with live music and great brunch) - - A5 (steakhouse) - - Water Grill (seafood) - - Sam’s No. 3 (Classic diner and great for breakfast) -
Denver Breweries and Distilleries
Too many breweries and distilleries to list. Here's a few recs! - Coors Brewery - - Great Divide Brewing Company - - First Draft Taproom (pour your own and try tons of local brews) - - Bierstadt Lagerhaus - - Ratio Beerworks - - Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey - - Leopold Bros. (Spirits) - - Here’s a longer list of breweries: https://www.denver.org/food-drink/breweries/ -
Day or Multi-Day Trips Within Colorado
· Royal Gorge Bridge · Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park · Mountain Ski Towns (Vail, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Aspen, and more) · Great Sand Dunes National Park · Ouray/Telluride (one of our family's favorite parts of Colorado) · Durango-Silverton Train
Activities in Surrounding States
Utah: Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Zion National Park, Salt Lake City… Arizona: Grand Canyon National Park, Saguaro National Park, Sedona, Tucson… Wyoming: Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Bridger Wilderness, Jedediah Smith Wilderness… New Mexico: Carlsbad Caverns National Park, White Sands National Park, Taos, Santa Fe