Guidebook for Colorado Springs
Food Scene
Great local spot with good food, coffee and micro-brews. Live music and patio seating.
96 locals recommend
The Wild Goose Meeting House
401 N Tejon StGreat local spot with good food, coffee and micro-brews. Live music and patio seating.
Urban Egg
28B S Tejon StGood place for breakfast and brunch.
The Skirted Heifer
204 N Tejon StLocal restaurant with build your own grass-fed burgers.
10 minute walk from this house, this hip little coffee shop offers great coffee and food.
86 locals recommend
SwitchBack Coffee Roasters
330 N Institute St10 minute walk from this house, this hip little coffee shop offers great coffee and food.
Great local neighborhood cafe, about a 5 minute drive. Right off Shook Run Trail and has a PikeRide bike share hub.
47 locals recommend
Good Neighbors Meeting House
505 Columbia StGreat local neighborhood cafe, about a 5 minute drive. Right off Shook Run Trail and has a PikeRide bike share hub.
Great restaurant offering brunch, lunch, really good happy hour and dinner. Brother Luck was featured on Top Chef and Chopped
48 locals recommend
Four by Brother Luck
321 N Tejon StGreat restaurant offering brunch, lunch, really good happy hour and dinner. Brother Luck was featured on Top Chef and Chopped
One of our favorite places to get Thai food. About a 20 minute drive from the house.
19 locals recommend
Narai Thai Restaurant
805 Village Center DrOne of our favorite places to get Thai food. About a 20 minute drive from the house.
Amazing freshly baked bread and pastries. Go on Saturday's for pizza. There might be a line, but promise it's worth the wait.
19 locals recommend
Nightingale Bread
2727 N Cascade AveAmazing freshly baked bread and pastries. Go on Saturday's for pizza. There might be a line, but promise it's worth the wait.
Newly opened in Colorado Springs, great views of Pikes Peak. Wide selection of breakfast biscuits.
115 locals recommend
Denver Biscuit Company - Colorado Springs
528 S Tejon StNewly opened in Colorado Springs, great views of Pikes Peak. Wide selection of breakfast biscuits.
The Donut Mill has a wonderful, down home atmosphere and is very family friendly. Donuts, pastries, breakfast and brunch.
42 locals recommend
Donut Mill
310 W Midland AveThe Donut Mill has a wonderful, down home atmosphere and is very family friendly. Donuts, pastries, breakfast and brunch.
Specialty coffee shop w/ artisan coffee and food options. Fun and trendy vibes.
73 locals recommend
Loyal Coffee
408 S Nevada AveSpecialty coffee shop w/ artisan coffee and food options. Fun and trendy vibes.
Great local beer, good food, outdoor patio, billiards upstairs.
145 locals recommend
Phantom Canyon Brewing Co
2 E Pikes Peak AveGreat local beer, good food, outdoor patio, billiards upstairs.
Dos Santos
70 E Moreno AveFun place to grab inexpensive tacos & good drinks!
Local, seasonal food from the best of Colorado’s breweries, distilleries, farms and purveyors.
25 locals recommend
Colorado Craft
15 S Tejon StLocal, seasonal food from the best of Colorado’s breweries, distilleries, farms and purveyors.
Entertainment & Activities
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo RdAwesome mountainside zoo with beautiful views.
The U.S. Olympic Training Center is really close to the house and offers tours. Be sure to make a reservation.
239 locals recommend
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center
1 Olympic PlazaThe U.S. Olympic Training Center is really close to the house and offers tours. Be sure to make a reservation.
Movie-theater-converted-to-climbing gym. Fun climbing walls that everyone can enjoy.
38 locals recommend
CityROCK
21 N Nevada AveMovie-theater-converted-to-climbing gym. Fun climbing walls that everyone can enjoy.
Take a tour of underground caves, ride the zip line or go rock climbing. Fun place to take the family.
464 locals recommend
Cave of the Winds Mountain Park
100 Cave of the Winds RdTake a tour of underground caves, ride the zip line or go rock climbing. Fun place to take the family.
Professional soccer team based in the the Springs. Grab tickets for a game!
7 locals recommend
Weidner Field, Home of the Switchbacks FC
6303 Barnes RdProfessional soccer team based in the the Springs. Grab tickets for a game!
Essentials
Trader Joe's
5342 N Nevada AveGrocery Store about a 10 minute drive from the house.
Grocery store about a 10 minute drive from the house. Has a pharmacy and Starbucks inside.
179 locals recommend
King Soopers
6030 Stetson Hills BlvdGrocery store about a 10 minute drive from the house. Has a pharmacy and Starbucks inside.
10 minutes from the house. Offers a wide variety of organic foods.
44 locals recommend
Natural Grocers
7298 N Academy Blvd10 minutes from the house. Offers a wide variety of organic foods.
Drinks & Nightlife
Shuga's
702 S Cascade AveCharming small, local restaurant and bar with an outdoor patio.
One of our go too's. Great brunch, lunch & dinner! Good drinks and fun atmosphere.
84 locals recommend
Odyssey Gastropub
311 N Tejon StOne of our go too's. Great brunch, lunch & dinner! Good drinks and fun atmosphere.
The Gold Room is a live entertainment venue. It is housed in a fabulous 1933, art deco building, which has been retrofitted as a state-of-the-art live performance hall.
The Gold Room
18 S Nevada AveThe Gold Room is a live entertainment venue. It is housed in a fabulous 1933, art deco building, which has been retrofitted as a state-of-the-art live performance hall.
Hosts concerts, performances and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.
57 locals recommend
Pikes Peak Center For The Performing Arts
190 S Cascade AveHosts concerts, performances and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.
Fun atmosphere to sit with friends for a drink. Tall wingback chairs, chandeliers & fancy couches.
31 locals recommend
Cork & Cask
60 E Moreno AveFun atmosphere to sit with friends for a drink. Tall wingback chairs, chandeliers & fancy couches.
Speakeasy with gin based cocktails. Great place to grab a drink with friends.
57 locals recommend
Brooklyn’s on Boulder Street
110 E Boulder StSpeakeasy with gin based cocktails. Great place to grab a drink with friends.
Fun place to grab drinks with friends! Located in the alley off of Bijou street.
18 locals recommend
Shame & Regret
15 E Bijou StFun place to grab drinks with friends! Located in the alley off of Bijou street.
Arts & Culture
Modern cinema with an old-school marquee that serves alcohol & shows independent & first-run films.
56 locals recommend
Kimball's Peak Three Theater
115 E Pikes Peak AveModern cinema with an old-school marquee that serves alcohol & shows independent & first-run films.
Art museum and theater productions and art school.
145 locals recommend
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
30 W Dale StArt museum and theater productions and art school.
Beautiful historical museum. Great place to learn more about Colorado Springs & it's history.
197 locals recommend
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S Tejon StBeautiful historical museum. Great place to learn more about Colorado Springs & it's history.
Cottonwood is free to visit. Explore two floors of studios, galleries and art.
10 locals recommend
Cottonwood Center for the Arts
427 E Colorado AveCottonwood is free to visit. Explore two floors of studios, galleries and art.
Sightseeing
Enjoy the natural beauty of the Front Range as you take a self-guided tour of the campus. During your tour, be sure to visit the Barry Goldwater Visitor Center and the Cadet Chapel.
166 locals recommend
United States Air Force Academy
Enjoy the natural beauty of the Front Range as you take a self-guided tour of the campus. During your tour, be sure to visit the Barry Goldwater Visitor Center and the Cadet Chapel.
National Natural Landmark. Beautiful sandstone rock formations you can walk or drive around. Visitor center with great views!
1169 locals recommend
Garden of the Gods Club and Resort
3320 Mesa Rd National Natural Landmark. Beautiful sandstone rock formations you can walk or drive around. Visitor center with great views!
This 14,000 foot mountain is visible from the front window of the property. The summit can be accessed as a day trip by hiking or driving.
681 locals recommend
Pikes Peak Summit House
This 14,000 foot mountain is visible from the front window of the property. The summit can be accessed as a day trip by hiking or driving.
The Broadmoor Seven Falls is a series of seven cascading waterfalls of South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Cañon, Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is a privately owned tourist attraction since it was opened in the early 1880s.
339 locals recommend
The Broadmoor Seven Falls
1045 Lower Gold Camp RdThe Broadmoor Seven Falls is a series of seven cascading waterfalls of South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Cañon, Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is a privately owned tourist attraction since it was opened in the early 1880s.
The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a group of relocated Anasazi ruins cliff dwellings and museums located just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado on U.S. Highway 24 in Manitou Springs. The Anasazi Museum was established and the cliff dwellings built starting in 1904, and were opened to the public in 1907.
288 locals recommend
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
10 Cliff RdThe Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a group of relocated Anasazi ruins cliff dwellings and museums located just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado on U.S. Highway 24 in Manitou Springs. The Anasazi Museum was established and the cliff dwellings built starting in 1904, and were opened to the public in 1907.
Parks & Nature
Monument Valley Park is a historic, recreational park, through which Monument Creek flows. It is a National Register of Historic Places listing and is on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Good trail for biking, walking, grass areas for picnics, and playgrounds.
36 locals recommend
Monument Valley Park
170 W Cache La Poudre StMonument Valley Park is a historic, recreational park, through which Monument Creek flows. It is a National Register of Historic Places listing and is on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties. Good trail for biking, walking, grass areas for picnics, and playgrounds.
Red Rock Canyon Open Space
3550 W High StLocated in Southwest Downtown, America the Beautiful Park features a playground, walking paths, picnic pavilion, as well as access to Midland and Pikes Peak Greenway trails – part of the Legacy Loop. Numerous events and festivals are held at America the Beautiful Park throughout the year, including arts and film events, festivals, charity fundraiser runs, and more.
43 locals recommend
America the Beautiful Park Fantasy Playground
126 Cimino DrLocated in Southwest Downtown, America the Beautiful Park features a playground, walking paths, picnic pavilion, as well as access to Midland and Pikes Peak Greenway trails – part of the Legacy Loop. Numerous events and festivals are held at America the Beautiful Park throughout the year, including arts and film events, festivals, charity fundraiser runs, and more.
15-mile long system of paved and unpaved pathways that stretch from the northern border of the City of Colorado Springs to the southern border. The greenway travels through the natural areas alongside Monument Creek and Fountain Creek. Biking, Walking, Running
Pikes Peak Greenway Trail
Pikes Peak Greenway Trail15-mile long system of paved and unpaved pathways that stretch from the northern border of the City of Colorado Springs to the southern border. The greenway travels through the natural areas alongside Monument Creek and Fountain Creek. Biking, Walking, Running