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Group Tours in Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Region
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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...
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...
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Capture the exhilaration and fun of underground exploration with Cave of the Winds’ two Geo|Venture tours- geology and adventure rolled into one! Let your family discover the fun underground! Open daily year round. Families may choose from two exciting tours for two different perspectives of the world beneath our feet. Take the Discovery tour along well lighted pathways and learn how caves are formed. See the formations that are...
Cycling Adventures!
Tour Colorado and the World by Bike.
- Challenge Unlimited offers Cycling and Mountain Bike tours and trips to some of the most beautiful locations on earth.
- Colorado Cycling Trips
- Pikes Peak by Bike and other Biking Tours
- Cycling Tours for Aspen, Crested Butte, Colorado Springs
- Cycle The Great Irish Pub Ride, Ireland
- Cycle/Golf Tours
- Tour des Aspens
- Cycling Tour of Ecuador and...
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...
White water rafting Colorado's 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 raft trips in Colorado since 1978.
Fun Family Rafting Vacations
Our most popular trip is a half day rafting the Arkansas River through Bighorn Sheep Canyon also known as the Parkdale run. This Colorado vacation is perfect for families and first time...
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 has a winning combination of beautiful natural surroundings, an authentic old western town and mouth-watering food. When the Flying W Wranglers top the evening off with their outstanding western stage show we have an offering unsurpassed in...
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 6 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 and...
Imagine dramatic views, 300 foot towering sandstone rock formations against a backdrop of snow-capped Pikes Peak and brilliant blue skies. That’s the view from the beautiful Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center terrace. Your visit to the Center will open up all the many secrets to the Garden of the Gods Park, a Registered National Natural Landmark of both scenic splendor and recreational opportunities. The geology, ecology and cultural history of the area spring to life through hands on exhibits and...
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...
Experience everything the Royal Gorge has to offer with one ticket. See the Royal Gorge Bridge hanging over 1,000 feet above the train, the raging Arkansas River, wildlife and scenery only seen by train.
Welcome aboard the Historic Royal Gorge Route Railroad.
We're glad you're here and you'll be happy to know that when you purchase your train ticket, you will be treated to what has been called "the most scenic train ride in North America." Watch Eagles, Blue Heron, and Red Tailed...
"Colorado's Fun Melodrama"
For more than 45 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...
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 English Tudor to Byzantine and all crafted from locally quarried greenstone and yellow pine framing. Today Miramont is a museum dedicated to preserving the Victorian heritage of Manitou Springs and the Pikes Peak region.
Miramont Castle is conveniently located just off Ruxton Avenue between the Pikes Peak Cog Railway Depot...
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...
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...
The most visited mountain in North America and the second most visited mountain in the world behind Japan's Mount Fuji, Pikes Peak forms a stunning backdrop for Colorado Springs and the Garden of the Gods. At an altitude of 14,110 feet above sea level, Pikes Peak is the 31st highest peak out of 54 Colorado peaks. It is the farthest east of the big peaks in the Rocky Mountain chain, which contributed to its early fame among explorers, pioneers and immigrants and made it the symbol of the 1859 Gold Rush to...
For 114 years, the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (the world's highest cog railroad, the highest Colorado railroad AND highest train in the United States) has taken passengers to the 14,110 foot summit of Pikes Peak. Just 77 miles from downtown Denver and 6 miles from downtown Colorado Springs, this classic Colorado train trip is open year round beginning April 7th, 2006.
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....
The Royal Gorge Bridge & Park is a one-of-a-kind place for your family and friends to make memories that will last a lifetime! If you haven't been here in awhile, you won't believe the totally unique fun and new adventures we have waiting for you with more than 360 acres and 21 rides, shows and attractions for you to explore.
Just wait 'til you experience the awe-inspiring panoramic views of the Gorge from the world's highest Suspension Bridge that hangs 1,053 feet high and spans a quarter mile across...
It has been called the
“Grandest Mile of Scenery in Colorado”.
Located in South Cheyenne Cañon, Seven Falls cascades 181 feet in seven distinct steps down a solid cliff of pikes peak granite. Crystal clear water from the southern most edges of the Pikes Peak watershed have, over the ages, carved this unique scenic masterpiece in an easily accessed location.
Next to the Falls, a 224-step stairway leads to a system of trails that will take you to “Midnight Falls” and then onto Inspiration Point with a...
Explore Colorado's rich and colorful mining past. Find out what's happening in mining today at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry. The museum's 27-acre site includes four exhibit buildings, outdoor displays and a picnic area. This is a wonderful place to learn to pan for gold and to see how turn-of-the-century miners timbered, drilled, blasted, mucked and moved ore from the mine to the stamp mill, where ore was crushed and processed. If this is not enough, see the actual operation of its...
Van Briggle Pottery, established in 1899, is one of the oldest active art potteries in the United States. Founded by Artus Van Briggle, of Holland Dutch descent, Van Briggle Pottery has been considered one of the great American art potteries for over a century.
Artus came to Colorado Springs after years of training at distinguished potteries and art academies in the United States and in Europe. He and his wife Anne, also an accomplished artist, began a tradition of making fine pottery which quickly...