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Downtown Colorado Springs Tour

Downtown Colorado Springs Tour

3 days

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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!

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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.

Day 1

Activity

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, steaks, salads, seafood and more. Read More

Activity

The Greatest Escape Games

Do you like solving puzzles or helping other people solve puzzles? Do you want to challenge yourself and your friends in a way you have never been challenged before? Then join everyone else at The... Read More

Dinner

Fujiyama Sushi

Explore the exotically familiar and the authentically creative at Fujiyama. Dedicated to purists, adventurers and first-timers alike, our chefs select the freshest ingredients and combine them into... Read More

Activity

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 original Victorian elegance, the house provides a... Read More

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 of dining, entertainment, shopping and museums.... Read More

Day 2

Breakfast

Denver Biscuit Company Colorado Springs

Biscuit sandwiches, plates and homemade sides you can't get enough of. Read More

Activity

CityROCK Climbing Gym

Put on a helmet with light and explore a maze of twisting man-made cave. Sensors on stalactites detect visitor contact. Or take on the massive climbing walls.

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 of burgers, sandwiches, salads and vegetarian... Read More

Activity

R.E.S.T. Float Solutions

Join R.E.S.T. Float Solutions for the ultimate in peace, tranquility, and relaxation. For 60 or 90 minutes, you will effortlessly float in a private tank or pod with 10 inches of water and 1,000... Read More

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 preferred to handshakes, meals will be prepared to... Read More

Activity

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 drop it off at a docking station. Read More

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 of dining, entertainment, shopping and museums.... Read More

Day 3

Breakfast

Coquettes Bistro

Award-winning, 100% gluten-free restaurant and bakery. Gourmet comfort foods, great cocktails and awe-inspiring baked goods.

Activity

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 experience to every client, every time. Read More

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 to find a true deli when you leave the New York... Read More

Activity

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 glass. Kimball's is a first run movie theater... Read More

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 with the friends or have a romantic dinner with... Read More

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 whatever flavors we add through the churning... Read More

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 of dining, entertainment, shopping and museums.... Read More

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