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Academy Riding Stables

Garden of the Gods Park

Experience the year-round pleasure of horseback riding in the spectacular Garden of the Gods. Academy Stables’ wranglers are real cowboys with the knowledge and skills to help you get the most enjoyment from your ride. 4 El Paso Boulevard. (888) 700-0410

Admission is FREE to this registered National Natural Landmark renowned for its unusual, giant rock formations. Park open 8am-8pm Memorial Day to Labor Day, 9am-5pm the rest of the year. Highway 24 to 30th Street north on Gateway Road.

(719) 634-6666 gardenofgods.com

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Cheyenne Mountain State Park Located south of Colorado Springs on Highway 115, at the foot of Cheyenne Mountain, this 1,680-acre park offers miles of trails and spectacular places for picnics. The park is a haven for wildlife. Mule deer and elk are plentiful in the park. Other residents include black-tailed prairie dogs, coyotes, foxes and red-tailed hawks. Though you may not see them, black bears, bobcats and mountain lions also live in the park. There are over 100 species of birds, including wild turkeys, peregrine falcons, golden eagles, American kestrels and many migrating birds.

(719) 576-2016

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Founded in 1936, the Fine Arts Center is a privately funded, non-profit art museum, performing arts theatre and arts education center. It is a place to learn about, appreciate and practice the arts. The Fine Arts Center is an accredited member of the American Association of Museums (one of the first 16 so accredited) and the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Located Downtown in the Plaza of the Rockies.

(719) 634-5581 csfineartscenter.org

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument - National Park Service area of 6,000 acres with hiking trails and petrified Sequoia stumps and the finest flora/ fauna fossils from the Oligocene epoch. West of Colorado Springs on Hwy. 24, Florissant.

(719) 748-3253

Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center A center that hosts fossils of some of the most spectacular dinosaurs, marine reptiles, flying reptiles and fish of North America’s late Cretaceous world. 201 S. Fairview Street, Woodland Park. (719) 686-1820

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Take a trip into America’s past. Five miles west of I-25 on Hwy 24, then right on Cliff Dwellings Road. (719) 685-5242

McAllister House Museum Historic home built in 1873. The house was constructed with Pennsylvania bricks. Its interior is furnished with turn-of-the-century pieces. Call for hours. 423 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs. (719) 635-7925

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Located in historic Manitou Springs. The 46-room castle was built in 1895 and is a combination of nine different architectural styles. Open 9am-5pm Memorial Day to Labor Day, and Tue.–Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 12pm-4pm the rest of the year. 9 Capitol Hill Avenue, Manitou Springs.

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Travel a well-maintained road through lush forests, past pristine lakes. Breathtaking view from 14,110 ft. summit. 10 minutes west of Colorado Springs on Highway 24.

(719) 684-9383

Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame Home to over 80 vintage and antique motorcycles, the museum has a large collection of memorabilia and area photographs of the true pioneers of this two-wheeled sport.

Admission is free. Call for hours. Located at 5865 N. Nevada Avenue, exit 148 off I-25.

Colorado Springs. (719) 487-8005

United States Olympic Complex Tour the nation’s largest Olympic Training Center where 15,000 Olympic hopefuls train yearly. FREE one-hour tours include an exciting video and walking tour of the Olympic Training Center facilities. USOC Gift Shop features unique merchandise. Tours: Monday–Saturday 9–4:30. On the corner of Boulder and Union, Colorado Springs.

(719) 866-4618

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Rock Ledge Ranch Experience the lives of the people who lived and worked during 1700’s to the early 20th century. Throughout the 220 acre site, interpreters tell stories and demonstrate daily life.

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A fun and historic look back at the kind of old west towns that used to dot this region during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. 400 S. 21st Street, Colorado Springs.

(719) 634-0696

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Cave of the Winds Take your family through eons of fun... literally millions of years of adventure, right here to see and touch. Two distinctive tours allow visitors of all ages to discover breathtaking, underground formations and see a subterranean world in a dazzling new light.

Learn about geological history and stories of creepy adventure. See your kids beam with amazement and thrilling exploration.

Come down to earth and find your family.

(719) 685-5444 caveofthewinds.com

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3 Challenge Unlimited Pikes Peak by Bike 204 South 24th Street Colorado Springs (800) 798-5954 or (719) 633-6399 bikithikit.com

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Victor Lowell Thomas Museum 3rd & Victor Victor (719) 689-5509 VictorColorado.com

Colorado Ultralights 7 Fly Meadow Lake Airport 8234 Cessna Drive, #A-3 Peyton (719) 440-7864 FlyColoradoUltralights.com

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101 South Union Avenue Pueblo (719) 595-0242 puebloriverwalk.org

Tours 12 Performance Breckenridge / Buena Vista

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Peak Mountain Bike Tours 13 Pikes 306 South 25th Street, Colorado Springs (719) 337-5311 or (855) 610-3041 bikepikespeak.com

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