Colorado springs

[midwesthunter]

Got into Colorado springs around 2 this morning. I'm here for a wedding. What are non tourists things to do?

 

[BigGriz]

If you like to flounder Great Wolf Lodge is pretty cool! They also have some pretty good home town food and ice cream shops.

 

[SFC B]

Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, USAFA, Helen Hunt and Seven Falls, plenty of breweries...Plenty of great hikes...downtown is nice and walkable with good places to eat. This fellow Hoosier has been in the Springs for 10 years now, feel free to PM me any questions. I can give food recommendations based on what kind of chow you want as well.

 

[cedahm]

Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, USAFA, Helen Hunt and Seven Falls, plenty of breweries...Plenty of great hikes...downtown is nice and walkable with good places to eat. This fellow Hoosier has been in the Springs for 10 years now, feel free to PM me any questions. I can give food recommendations based on what kind of chow you want as well.

Trinity Brewing is on Garden of the Gods road so well located for before/after a visit there, and probably the best CO brewery south of Denver. Cheyenne Mt Zoo is excellent - built into the mountain and small/intimate old-school zoo with focus on a lot of local critters. Concur on SFC's other topics.

 

[LuketheDog]

Yeah, if you're with your family the zoo is cool, my kids love the grizzlies and the moose...

 

[nrpate05]

Hit the Manitou Incline!

 

[Pucky Freak]

Non tourist things? I guess you could walk your dog, watch t.v., or eat some cereal.

 

[HighDesertSage]

Pikes Peak Brewery

 

[SFC B]

Hit the Manitou Incline!

If you want to do the incline do NOT take it lightly. It is NO joke, especially for flatlanders.

 

[redwoood]

Eat at The Famous and check out Glen Eyrie castle and the sheep in the cliffs near by.

Breakfast at Bon Ton or The Pantry in Green Mountain Falls.

Old Colorado City is cool if you're into shops and art.

Or just drive around and look at the town deer.

And eat at The Famous again!

 

[RockinU]

Kind of touristy but The Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame...

 

[SFC B]

Eat at The Famous and check out Glen Eyrie castle and the sheep in the cliffs near by.

Breakfast at Bon Ton or The Pantry in Green Mountain Falls.

Old Colorado City is cool if you're into shops and art.

Or just drive around and look at the town deer.

And eat at The Famous again!

The Famous is good but too $$$$$ IMO.....
ass for town deer, this is my front yard

 

[redwoood]

The Famous is good but too $$$$$ IMO.....
ass for town deer, this is my front yard

It is pricey...bit only eat there once every couple years.

I'd take yard ornaments like that any day.

I have a tag for the Larkspur area this fall...

 

[jlmatthew]

Shhhhh about Bon Ton's, its crowded enough

 

[Mudranger1]

Shhhhh about Bon Ton's, its crowded enough

Just wait til the temps drop a little then nobody goes

 

[Nathan]

I’d suggest Monica’s for the best fish tacos on planet earth. Otherwise I don’t remember anywhere else that really stood out we tried while living there.

We constantly tripped over these guys at night walking to do laundry.

 

[kmott]

Got into Colorado springs around 2 this morning. I'm here for a wedding. What are non tourists things to do?

smoke dope

 

[Khunter]

Shh..about the sheep I have a tag there.