Hiking and sightseeing #1 attraction in CO Springs. Easy, free walk with gorgeous rock formations. Weekends are busy and parking is limited, so consider starting early, carpooling, or taking a rideshare.
Educational Named the Nation’s best attraction in 2020. 60,000 square foot museum with 12 galleries for you to explore. Interactive exhibits and more.
Sightseeing Over 14,000 feet high, right next to town. Get to the summit by Cog Railway (easy, $, reopening in May), car (medium, $, check availability), or foot (difficult, long, free). However you arrive, bring a jacket.
Family & Kids Fee applies. Feed the giraffes!
Hiking and sightseeing Free to enter. In beautiful Cheyenne Canyon, where we had some of our engagement photos taken.
Educational
Whiskey and Cocktails Small tasting room for this world-renowned local whiskey distillery.
Shopping
Sightseeing and Educational Restored Anasazi ruins. Small fee.
Hiking Almost a mile of just stairs. Hard work but great views. Check the website for the latest access info.
Educational, Family & Kids
Hiking More intense than Garden of the Gods. Less intense than Manitou Incline.
Drinking and Dining A former elementary school now houses a brewery, whiskey tasting room, and cocktail bar. Food available.
Sightseeing About an hour from CO Springs. Highest bridge in the U.S. Fee applies, watch out for wind up there.
Sightseeing and Casinos Tiny casino town on the other side of Pikes Peak (about an hour from CO Springs).
Cocktails One of the best cocktail bars in the Rockies, specializing in house-brand Lee's Spirits Gin (with unbelievable variation). Don't be worried when you step in, it's a speakeasy.
Sightseeing An hour west of CO Springs into the mountains, the most scenic drive away from town. Great views both along the way and overlooking South Park when you get there.
Sightseeing and Dining View the hotel and grounds of the nation's oldest continuous five star/five diamond resort. Multiple restaurants and bars on the grounds as well.
Approximately 1.5 hours from Colorado Springs. A one man project. A "Medieval" castle with a fire breathing dragon right here in Colorado.