Things to Do in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Things To Do Guide
Situated at the edge of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Springs is a mecca for outdoor sports enthusiasts. With a thriving cultural scene and a range of historical sites, the city has more to offer than just skiing and hiking. There is rarely a shortage of festivals or community events in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs was an important stopping point for miners who were headed to the gold mines at Pikes Peak and Cripple Creek. For people who are interested in the region's gold mining history, the Ghost Town Museum provides an interactive look at the Old West. The museum has replicated the buildings and trappings of a historic town inside a large building, so people can investigate the site year round. Admission includes access to interactive exhibits, such as a working butter churn, and allows people to try gold panning.
The U.S. Air Force has an established presence in Colorado Springs, and uniformed officers are a regular sight around town. Residents who are looking for stuff to do in Colorado Springs can tour the U.S. Air Force Academy to get a taste of the military experience. From the welcome center, people can walk through the grounds and check out the distinctive Cadet Chapel or the Honor Court. On Sundays, members of the public can attend religious services at the chapel when it is not closed for private events.
The climate is temperate in Colorado Springs, and it is sunny year round. The weather and natural surroundings allow a variety of outdoor activities in Colorado Springs. For people who aren't interested in adrenaline-inducing adventure sports, the area includes plenty of attractions that are physically demanding without being dangerous. At the Garden of the Gods, the various hiking trails and red rock views are accessible to people of all ages and abilities. The park is free to enter and is least crowded in the early mornings.
Whether people are looking for an exciting outdoor adventure or a calm afternoon learning about the city's history, there is no shortage of things to do in Colorado Springs.
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Aiki-Kenjundo
Students of any age or ability level learn the internal and external martial art of kenjundo, which focuses on discipline and self-awareness
Allstar Paintball
- Downtown Colorado Springs
Participants blast opponents with Tippmann 98 paintball gun during refereed contests held on either indoor or outdoor fields
Color in Motion 5k
Runners in white are playfully pelted with safe, biodegradable color powder that turns their clothes purple, blue, and yellow
Sun Pilates
- Downtown Colorado Springs
Body barre’s low-impact blend of Pilates and ballet tones and lengthens muscle; mat Pilates strengthens core with floor exercises
Challenge Unlimited - Pikes Peak by Bike
- Old Colorado City
Guides outfit tourists with Jamis mountain bikes, weather gear, and helmets to descend Pikes Peak
Brunswick Bowling
- Multiple Locations
Long-time bowling-industry leader opens its oiled lanes for pin-punishment sessions including cosmic bowling
D'Vine Wine Colorado Springs
- Multiple Locations
Vintners and staff guide palates through tastings of wines handcrafted, bottled, and fermented onsite in a historic bathhouse
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Color Me Mine puts paintbrushes and pottery in the mitts of customers old and young. Budding Toyozo Arakawas will follow six easy steps to craft beautifully painted ceramics, first choosing a ceramic piece (most cost between $10 and $70) from Color Me Mine's selection of hundreds of seasonally changing items. After charting out the desired design from imaginative imagination, painters will select an underglaze from Color Me Mine's cast of more than 50 colors, then apply paint with the focus of a peregrine falcon occupied by a Rockwellian spirit. Color Me Mine handles all kiln-firing work, allowing clients to take home their final products within three to five days. A studio fee of $6 for children (12 and under) and $10 for adults covers all paints, supplies, glazing, and firing.
Kristen Abbott and her troupe of passionate instructors motivate guests through TRX Suspension classes—a rigorous total-body toning system designed by a Navy SEAL—and equipment-based Pilates classes. Upon entering the studio, guests step onto bamboo flooring, which stretches out beneath airy vaulted ceilings, all painted with extra-buff versions of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling. The studio—which earned the CityVoter award for Best Pilates Studio from 2008 to 2011—hosts small group classes, leading students through moves that challenge them to use their body weight as resistance in functional exercises. With continued practice, students can evenly tone and develop muscle groups across the entire body, with an emphasis on the posture-supporting core muscles.
Voted “Best Ice Rink” by the Colorado Springs Gazette in 2009, and sweeping the category ever since, The Sertich Ice Center houses an NHL-sized ice rink and seating for up to 2,000 inside a 35,000 square foot facility. The Center regularly hosts open skating for the public, as well as birthday party packages, lessons, figure skating, and youth and adult hockey.
After taking up the game as an adult, real-estate broker Shawn Jardine started Diva Golf to bring women of all ages and abilities together in a golf club that emphasizes fun and fellowship. The club lets members enjoy golf in a pressure-free, socially oriented atmosphere with its weekly Nine and Wine events, during which members test their swing in a nine-hole round before sipping a dulcet vintage, networking with fellow ladies of the links, and trading suspenseful golf-ball rescue stories at the clubhouse. Members also meet for group lessons, practice sessions, and community events such as wine tastings and charity gatherings. With optional events scheduled regularly at both public and private courses, Diva Golf provides members a path to new friends and improved golf skills without having to pose as Scottish socialites.
