Colorado's second-largest city has a high-energy downtown packed with locally owned shops, restaurants, public art and fun places to explore. Spend a few days hunting for its treasures!
Sustainability Activity
How to Give Back to These Special Places
Support the arts in this artsy city by volunteering or advocating for the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region. Also, just by engaging with the arts in Colorado Springs, you can support the local creative industry.
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Downtown Colorado Springs Art on the Streets Audio Tour
Hear the stories about Downtown public art from artists and arts advocates themselves by using your smartphone. Download the free GPS-based app Otocast via iTunes or Google Play.
Lunch
Springs Orleans
A taste of New Orleans in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs! We proudly serve authentic Cajun and Creole dishes as well as imaginative pastas,…
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Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Ignite Your Curiosity Discover Your Story. Located in the 1903 El Paso County Courthouse, the Colo Spgs Pioneers Museum portrays the history and…
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McAllister House Museum
Built in 1873, this English style cottage was home to the family of one of the city's earliest pioneers and community leaders. Restored to its…
Lodging
The Mining Exchange, A Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa
The Mining Exchange, a Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa is a boutique 4 Diamond hotel & spa located in downtown Colorado Springs; within walking distance…
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Breakfast
Denver Biscuit Company Colorado Springs
Biscuit sandwiches, plates and homemade sides you can't get enough of.
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Cottonwood Center for the Arts
Cottonwood Center for the Arts is more than just an arts organization. We believe in the exploration of a creative life, and strive to make the…
Lunch
Jose Muldoon's
Authentic Tex-Mex cuisine. Jose's has been an icon of downtown Colorado Springs since 1974. Our menu features signature margaritas and a variety…
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1350 Distilling
1350
Distilling is a craft distillery in Colorado Springs. We source local and
American-made ingredients to make vodka, gin, rum and whiskeys. We…
Dinner
Streetcar520
Our mission at Streetcar520 is to indulge the curious, inspire the conversationalist and welcome the wanderers. It will be a place where hugs are…
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PikeRide Bike Share
PikeRide, a community bike share program in downtown Colorado Springs, allowing visitors and locals to hop on a bike, ride to their destination, and…
Lodging
The Mining Exchange, A Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa
The Mining Exchange, a Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa is a boutique 4 Diamond hotel & spa located in downtown Colorado Springs; within walking distance…
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3
Breakfast
Caffè Communitas
Personal, friendly service, not the corporate assembly line. High-quality coffee and more without all the calories and chemicals of the out-of…
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Beauty Bar Colorado Springs
Come experience luxurious hair, skin, nail, and body treatments in a top notch facility. Beauty Bar is committed to providing a world class salon…
Lunch
East Coast Deli
East Coast Deli is an authentic full-service New York-style delicatessen and restaurant. There are plenty of "sandwich shops" around but it is hard…
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Kimball's Peak Three Theatre
Kimball's Peak Three Theater offers an alternative to the mega-plex/mall movie experience with a full bar serving liquor, draft beer and wines by the…
Dinner
The Rabbit Hole
Located in downtown Colorado Springs, The Rabbit Hole is one of the locals' well-kept secrets. Hidden underground, you can tuck away for some drinks…
Activity
Josh & John's Ice Cream
Other ice creams are blast frozen in about six minutes, but we are convinced the best tasting ice cream is made when it has time to be infused by…
Lodging
The Mining Exchange, A Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa
The Mining Exchange, a Wyndham Grand Hotel & Spa is a boutique 4 Diamond hotel & spa located in downtown Colorado Springs; within walking distance…