Exquisite natural landscapes, rich Western history and impressive cultural offerings are just a few things that attract visitors from near and far to Colorado Springs, Olympic City USA, nestled at the foot of Pikes Peak one hour from Denver.
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Colorado Springs is best known for Garden of the Gods, a massive National Natural Landmark with biodiversity as it sprawls from the grasslands up into the mountains. With a playground like this, locals rarely need to travel far to find exactly what they're looking for.
Learn about the Gold Rush days at the Victor Lowell Thomas Museum and the Cripple Creek Heritage Center. As a result, by the turn of the 19th century, Colorado Springs was called the city of millionaires. One of these millionaires was Spencer Penrose, who made his first fortune in Cripple Creek.
Downtown Colorado Springs nightlife is filled with unique personality and fantastic charm. Throughout the region, you'll also find a fine selection of wineries, cideries and distilleries that are serious about the craft of locally made beverages.
Food & Drink. Discover the delicious culinary scene of restaurants in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region. Ranging from high-end sophistication and elegance to rustic outdoor farm-to-table suppers, wood-fired pizza and casual sidewalk cafés, there's always something new to try.
Colorado Springs is the 38th most walkable large city in the US with 416,427 residents. Colorado Springs has minimal public transportation and does not have many bike lanes.
Colorado Springs is a small city that has experienced rapid growth. However, multiple neighborhoods still have that small-town feel. In Denver, there are stores and malls every few miles. It takes years to learn about all of the areas and what they have to offer.