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37 of the Best things to do and see in the Colorado Springs Area

Family Fun for Everyone!

By Publisher Colorado Springs Macaroni Kid September 8, 2026

Whether you live in the Springs or in the surrounding areas, this guide is for you. Maybe   this is your first time visiting, or you are looking for some "hidden gems". One thing is for sure, you will never run out of amazing adventures. Here you will find many fun things do in the area, inside and out.  It doesn't matter if you are single or have a family, you can count on finding something for everyone. Use this guide to plan a week of activities or just a amazing day trip! You cant go wrong! Just click on any of the locations to be taken to their website. 


Cave of the Winds

AIRPLANE RESTAURANT 

Pikes Peak Cog Railway

COLORADO WOLF & WILDLIFE CENTER

Manitou Springs

PENROSE HERITAGE MUSEUM

Pikes Peak

MANITOU CLIFF DWELLINGS

Garden of the Gods 

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

CRIPPLE CREEK HERITAGE CENTER

Red Rock Canyon

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WWII AVIATION

Miramont Castle

GHOST TOWN MUSEUM

Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum

GLEN EYRIE CASTLE

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

NORTH POLE - SANTA’S WORKSHOP

Dinosaur Resource Center

ARCADE AMUSEMENTS

American Numismatic Association Money Museum

OUTLAWS AND LAWMEN JAIL MUSEUM

Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site

PETERSON AIR & SPACE MUSEUM

Mueller State Park

FOCUS ON THE FAMILY

Western Museum of Mining and Industry

SPACE FOUNDATION DISCOVERY CENTER


UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

PIKES PEAK TROLLEY MUSEUM


North Cheyenne Canon Park

ROYAL GORGE DINOSAUR EXPERIENCE


U.S. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC MUSEUM

PRORODEO HALL OF FAME

THE BROADMOOR SEVEN FALLS