Guidebook for Colorado Springs

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Guidebook for Colorado Springs

Food Scene

10-minute walk: Lovely baked goods and tasty coffee!
31 locals recommend
STIR Coffee & Cocktails
2330 N Wahsatch Ave
31 locals recommend
10-minute walk: Lovely baked goods and tasty coffee!
15-minute walk: Amazing Gelatto any time of the year. Good coffee too!
9 locals recommend
Dogtooth Coffee Company
505 Columbia St
9 locals recommend
15-minute walk: Amazing Gelatto any time of the year. Good coffee too!
10-minute drive: Best noodle bowl in town. No delivery, but you can get an order to go.
20 locals recommend
Saigon Cafe
20 E Colorado Ave
20 locals recommend
10-minute drive: Best noodle bowl in town. No delivery, but you can get an order to go.
10-minute drive (or take bus, located across from downtown bus station): For dessert get the rice pudding. Herbal ice tea is also amazingly refreshing with slight natural sweetness.
Mediterranean Cafe
118 E Kiowa St
10-minute drive (or take bus, located across from downtown bus station): For dessert get the rice pudding. Herbal ice tea is also amazingly refreshing with slight natural sweetness.
5-minute drive: Fast, fresh and local, way better than Chipotle.
13 locals recommend
La'au's Taco Shop
315 N Tejon St
13 locals recommend
5-minute drive: Fast, fresh and local, way better than Chipotle.
10-minute drive: Best pizza and play area for the kids AND real food and libations for grown ups.
66 locals recommend
Poor Richard's Restaurant
324 1/2 N Tejon St
66 locals recommend
10-minute drive: Best pizza and play area for the kids AND real food and libations for grown ups.
10-minute drive: best Cafe au Lait in town.
20 locals recommend
Rico's Cafe & Wine Bar
322 N Tejon St
20 locals recommend
10-minute drive: best Cafe au Lait in town.

Drinks & Nightlife

5-minute drive: Neighborhood dive bar.
Murphy's Tavern
2729 N Nevada Ave
5-minute drive: Neighborhood dive bar.
5-minute drive: Neighborhood biker bar/restaurant, open late.
17 locals recommend
Johnny's Navajo Hogan
2817 N Nevada Ave
17 locals recommend
5-minute drive: Neighborhood biker bar/restaurant, open late.

Essentials

10-minute walk: Great people watching late at night. Full-service grocery, deli, bakery and your favorite evil coffee chain, Starbucks ;)
118 locals recommend
Safeway
3275 W Colorado Ave
118 locals recommend
10-minute walk: Great people watching late at night. Full-service grocery, deli, bakery and your favorite evil coffee chain, Starbucks ;)

Everything Else

10-minute walk: It's close and open every day of the week.
Lots A Liquor
2308 Wahsatch Ave
10-minute walk: It's close and open every day of the week.
10-minute drive: Local Colorado College grads run this fabulous homemade ice cream shop
54 locals recommend
Josh & John's Ice Cream-Downtown
329 N Tejon St
54 locals recommend
10-minute drive: Local Colorado College grads run this fabulous homemade ice cream shop
10-minute drive: Great hiking and challenging mountain biking routes with city and mountain views.
176 locals recommend
Palmer Park
3344-3376 Paseo Rd
176 locals recommend
10-minute drive: Great hiking and challenging mountain biking routes with city and mountain views.
10-minute drive: Great long hikes and challenging mountain bike routes.
430 locals recommend
Red Rock Canyon Open Space
3550 W High St
430 locals recommend
10-minute drive: Great long hikes and challenging mountain bike routes.
15-minute walk: schedule: http://www.corepoweryoga.com/locations/colorado/colorado-springs/nevada
6 locals recommend
CorePower Yoga
623 N Nevada Ave
6 locals recommend
15-minute walk: schedule: http://www.corepoweryoga.com/locations/colorado/colorado-springs/nevada
20-minute walk: best local yoga center, schedule here: www.pranavayogacenter.com
Pranava Yoga Center
20-minute walk: best local yoga center, schedule here: www.pranavayogacenter.com

Entertainment & Activities

10-minute walk: Wonderful playground for all ages, large open grass areas, shade trees and public bathroom (open during summer months only)
Bonforte Park
2323 N Wahsatch Ave
10-minute walk: Wonderful playground for all ages, large open grass areas, shade trees and public bathroom (open during summer months only)
5-minute walk: Walking/running/ biking path runs north/south along the I-25 corridor through downtown.
36 locals recommend
Monument Valley Park
170 W Cache La Poudre St
36 locals recommend
5-minute walk: Walking/running/ biking path runs north/south along the I-25 corridor through downtown.
10-minute drive: Best/only inside climbing downtown. Climbing for kids and parents.
38 locals recommend
CityROCK
21 N Nevada Ave
38 locals recommend
10-minute drive: Best/only inside climbing downtown. Climbing for kids and parents.
30-minute drive: Fun for kids who love Christmas and want to see Santa.
184 locals recommend
North Pole Colorado Santa's Workshop
5050 Pikes Peak Hwy
184 locals recommend
30-minute drive: Fun for kids who love Christmas and want to see Santa.

Arts & Culture

10-minute drive: Double feature, antique movie theater in downtown Colorado Springs, get some popcorn and WINE before the movie starts!
56 locals recommend
Kimball's Peak Three Theater
115 E Pikes Peak Ave
56 locals recommend
10-minute drive: Double feature, antique movie theater in downtown Colorado Springs, get some popcorn and WINE before the movie starts!
A museum, theatre and art school under one roof. Offering special performances in galleries, stand-up comedy and concerts.
145 locals recommend
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
30 W Dale St
145 locals recommend
A museum, theatre and art school under one roof. Offering special performances in galleries, stand-up comedy and concerts.
Exhibits include permanent displays highlighting regional history and changing galleries dedicated to exploring special topics. Admission with donation.
197 locals recommend
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S Tejon St
197 locals recommend
Exhibits include permanent displays highlighting regional history and changing galleries dedicated to exploring special topics. Admission with donation.
The Western Museum of Mining and Industry brings the history of Mining to life for you through a variety of exhibits complete with daily guided tours included with admission.
55 locals recommend
Western Museum of Mining and Industry
225 North Gate Blvd
55 locals recommend
The Western Museum of Mining and Industry brings the history of Mining to life for you through a variety of exhibits complete with daily guided tours included with admission.

Sightseeing

10-minute drive: If you are here in Colorado Springs and haven't heard about Garden of the Gods, drop everything, go now.
1169 locals recommend
Garden of the Gods Club and Resort
3320 Mesa Rd
1169 locals recommend
10-minute drive: If you are here in Colorado Springs and haven't heard about Garden of the Gods, drop everything, go now.
20-minute drive: Train ride to the top of Pikes Peak.
211 locals recommend
Pikes Peak Cog Railway
515 Ruxton Avenue
211 locals recommend
20-minute drive: Train ride to the top of Pikes Peak.