Attractions
The Pikes Peak region of Colorado has many family friendly attractions.
Located near Colorado Springs.
WOW! Incredible! Awesome! are just some of the more common words we hear at Academy Riding Stables of Colorado. From the oldest to youngest, whether it is one of our Colorado pony rides or more mature horse back riding, the excitement we see from returning riders shows this is an experience you don’t want to miss. We look forward to meeting you and hearing your thoughts as you return from your own awesome ride!
Your adventure begins at our stables 30 minutes prior to ride time, where you are matched with a...
Where fun memories are made! Since 1958, this "Little Train with the Big View" has been treating visitors to the fantastic scenery that surrounds the Royal Gorge Region and the very best view of the Royal Gorge available anywhere. Shopoholics will love browsing through the huge gift shop at the railway depot. Watch and head for cover when gunfights explode to life daily on the streets of this authentic frontier town. Buffalo Burgers, sarsaparilla and unique gifts create the ultimate western experience for...
BUY YOUR TICKETS ON LINE NOW and take a Geo|Venture at Cave of the Winds! Capture the exhilaration and fun of underground exploration with Cave of the Winds’ three Geo|Venture tours- geology, education and adventure rolled into one! Let your family discover the fun underground! Open daily year round. Families may choose from three exciting tours for three different perspectives of the world beneath our feet. Take the Discovery tour along well lighted pathways and learn how caves are formed. See the...
Cycling Adventures!
NEW FOR 2010
In celebration of their 20th year of business, every Sunday, starting May 3, 2010 until June 13, 2010 and from September 12 through October 23, 2010, they will roll back their prices to what they were in 1990. The Pikes Peak by Bike tour will cost $80 per person.
Tour Colorado and the World by Bike.
Join the thousands of visitors who have experienced the Ultimate Ride with Challenge Unlimited. Your 20-mile downhill adventure from the summit of the...
No visit to the Pikes Peak region is complete without a trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Experience unforgettable adventures combining breathtaking mountain scenery with more than 750 animals from around the world, including the opportunity to hand-feed our magnificent giraffe herd (the largest of any zoo in the world). Get in touch with your wild side at our new African Rift Valley exhibit, an experience you won't find anywhere else. It's a wildly interactive, giraffe feeding, monkey loving, meerkat...
Fun for the entire family!
A 45-minute trip through the gold mining district, an exciting journey on the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad, is a scenic adventure into yesteryear.... backward in time to the lusty pioneer days of railroading during its greatest era.
It is a spectacular trip of beautiful colors and fascinating experiences... the old steam engine with its pillaring smoke, sounds of steam and working steel... all the effects familiar to the hardy miners who rode the Midland...
Cripple Creek Heritage Center Continues to Educate NEW in 2010! Model Railroad Display depicts the Railways of the Gold Camp. New Art Gallery of local artists with a Native American theme. Art Gallery is in the lower level. Cripple Creek, CO ---In the late 1800s, thousands of fortune-seekers made their way to Pikes Peak. Gold had been discovered, and that discovery started the country’s last great gold rush. Now, more than a century later, visitors to the region can make their own discoveries at the newest...
Colorado whitewater rafting Arkansas River is one of the most popular and fun vacation destinations for families and groups regardless of age or ability. Echo Canyon River Expeditions has been providing mild to exciting half-day to multi-day whitewater rafting trips in Colorado since 1978.
Fun Family Whitewater Rafting Vacations
Our most popular whitewater trip is a half day rafting the Arkansas River through Bighorn Sheep Canyon also known as the Parkdale run. This Colorado whitewater vacation is perfect...
The Flying W Ranch is a working, mountain cattle ranch located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that has specialized in western food and entertainment since 1953. In our high season we entertain and serve dinner to over a thousand persons nightly.
* "The Flying W Ranch was recently rated by Forbes Magazine (December 9, 2009) as one of the top ten places in America to experience the most uniquely American meals." http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/08/unique-american-meals-lifestyle-travel-dining-eating.html
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Nestled at the Southwest corner of the Garden of the Gods Park lies the historic Garden of the Gods Trading Post.
In the early 1920's Charles Strausenback built the Trading Post to resemble the homes of the Pueblo Indians. Since that time, the Trading Post has expanded seven times to become Colorado's largest Trading Post.
Native American jewelry, Navajo rugs, Sand paintings and Pueblo pottery can be found in the vast collection located in the Southwestern Art Gallery. Traditional Colorado gifts...
NEW IN 2010!
Segway Tours at Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center!
A great way to experience one of natures' greatest treasures: Garden of the Gods Park. Unobstructed views and at a mellow pace will ensure your visit to this beautiful city park is memorable. Several stops along the way will be sprinkled with geology, flora, fauna, and stories of the early days in the park. Tours depart from the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, 1805 N. 30th Street, directly across from the main...
Turn your watch back 100 years As a true preservation of Colorado’s western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to dot this region during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s "An authentic ghost town" Selected by Mobile Travel Guide and Family Circle Magazine as one of the fifty-five special attractions of America. See the USA Travel Edition Recognition of Merit. Explore the boardwalk connecting the Blacksmith's Shop, Saloon, General and Merchants of Main...
The history of Manitou Springs is forever linked to its cold drinking springs. Members of the Ute, Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Kiowa nations treated Manitou as neutral ground where all could find relief for their physical ailments without fear of attack. Today, several of the original springs that have been restored for public consumption are named in honor of Manitou's first settlers. The waters are available free to the public. Walking tours are held every summer and maps are available throughout the year for...
"Colorado's Fun Melodrama"
For more than 48 years, the Iron Springs Melodrama Dinner Theater has provided the Pikes Peak Region with an evening of hilarious comedy and quality entertainment. The evening begins with a family-style dinner with the melodrama immediately following (audience participation is strongly encouraged). After the melodrama, a foot-stomping sing-along and vaudeville olio full of song, dance and comedy continues the fun throughout the...
The John May Museum Center has two great museums to visit.
The Museum of Natural History has spent over eighty years traveling and exploring the world to accumulate what is now considered one of the world's outstanding collections of giant insects, related creatures and rare artifacts.
The Museum of Space Exploration has a wealth of information and photos of the history of man in space. Pictures from Voyager II's trip through the solar system in 1980's, the International Space Station, future plans...
The Manitou Cliff Dwellings is a rare historical treasure. Preserved under a protective red sandstone overhang, authentic Anasazi cliff dwellings, built more than 700 years ago, await you here. There are no "Do Not Touch" signs. You are free to touch and even go inside these fascinating architectural remnants of an American Indian culture that roamed the Four Corners area of the Southwest from 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1300.
The Manitou Cliff Dwellings is located in Manitou Springs, Colorado, at the foot of Pikes...
NEW IN 2010! Murder Mystery (March, 2010), Victorian Easter Egg Hunt, Mother's Day High Tea, July 4th Old Fashioned Style, Emma Crawford's Victorian Wake, Victorian Christmas. Also, Antique Equipment Exhibit, Spring 2010: Oldest firefighting equipment in Colorado, trophy horn, call boxes, fire hydrant, muffin bell and more! Miramont Castle was constructed in 1895 as a private home for Father Jean Baptist Francolon, a French born Catholic priest. The castle features nine styles of architecture ranging from...
BIGGER - BETTER & SIMPLY THE BEST MINE TOUR ANYWHERE!! MOLLIE KATHLEEN GOLD MINE OFFERS ALL NEW MINE TOUR After over fifty years of conducting public mine tours, this country's only 1,000 foot vertical shaft gold mine tour just got bigger and better as an adventure never to be forgotten by visitors descending the earth to explore the underground mine workings of the 1890’s hard rock gold miner. Visitors can expect to encounter many new improvements as they explore the overlapping evolution of all four...
A Christmas Themed Family Amusement Park This enchanted family theme park has something for every member of the family. Meet Santa Claus and his elves. Come ride with us on the unique Christmas Tree Ride, swing through the sky on the Enterprise Space Shuttle, and enjoy a whimsical ride on our Antique Carousel. You can fly through the sky on an Aerial Tram or stay on the ground with the Miniature Train. There are more than two dozen family-friendly rides for your pleasure. Spend time feeding our goats and...
No visit to the Pikes Peak region is complete without experiencing Pikes Peak - America's Mountain! From the gateway at 7,400 feet to the 14,110-foot summit, a safe, scenic highway provides you the opportunity to enjoy Pikes peak at your leisure. You will encounter some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world as you wind your way through an alpine wonderland of mountain reservoirs, beyond timberline, overtaking the clouds...all part of the 19-mile journey to the top. Stop in and pick up souvenirs at...
Since 1891, the Pikes Peak Cog Railway has been taking visitors on a safe, comfortable and relaxing journey to the summit of majestic Pikes Peak, 14,110 feet. From the mountain top, it's possible to see four states, the snow-covered peaks of the Continental Divide, the cities of Denver, Manitou Springs, Colorado Springs and the historic gold camps of Cripple Creek and Victor. Along the route, you will also enjoy fantastic rock formations, colorful forests of pine and aspen and breathtaking cliffs all...
Rodeo - America's original sport - is showcased at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Hall, established in 1979, is located adjacent to the National headquarters of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). It's hard to miss the one and a half life size bronze of Casey Tibbs on Necktie in front of the museum. Rodeo's history from trail drives and ranch work is highlighted in a video presentation offered on the hour and half hour. Contemporary...
Welcome to The Royal Gorge Bridge - Trip Advisor's Top Five Scariest Bridges In The World TripAdvisor Suspends Disbelief with World's Most Jaw-Dropping and Scariest Bridges and Scariest SkyCoaster Rides in the World! Trip Advisor's Top 5 World's Scariest Bridges #5. Royal Flushed: Royal Gorge Bridge, Canon City, Colorado #4. Terrifying Trift: Trift Bridge, Gadmen, Switzerland #3. Cope-on-a-Rope: Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Antrim, North Ireland #2. Forest Gulp: Capilano Suspension Bridge, North Vancouver,...
Seven Falls, a premier destination for tourists visiting the Pikes Peak region, will be closed for visitor improvements Monday, April 12 through Friday, May 28. Preseason upgrades include landscaping, painting and the construction of a new visitor toll booth at the Seven Falls entrance that will decrease wait times and enhance the visitor’s approach into the canyon. It has been called the “Grandest Mile of Scenery in Colorado”. Located in South Cheyenne Cañon, Seven Falls cascades 181 feet in seven...
Explore the excitement of Colorado's rich mining heritage and watch it come alive at the Museum that Works!
The Western Museum of Mining and Industry offers daily tours at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., where visitors witness operable steam engines, including out 37-ton Corliss Steam Engine. Come learn about the rocks you eat, experiment with gold panning, play with hands-on exhibits, dress up like a miner, visit our burros, Oro and Nugget, and see how families lived in the 1890s. The museum...