One of our favorite places ever! This city has so many tiny gems that are great and give you so much life and culture. A great city to go to to be outside! I have all the places that i have been able to explore. It is hard to find those gems sometime...
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Restaurants
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Local Favorites
Outdoor Activities
Great to hike, walk, or do sports at
Palmer Park | City of Colorado Springs
So much fun! One of the biggest farmers markets I've ever been to! There is so much different kind of things here too! Family friendly!
Old Colorado City Farmers Market 2023 - Local Flavors & ...
A GREAT park! Has so many trails of different intensities. Lots of fun things to do in the park!
Cheyenne Mountain - Colorado Parks & Wildlife
One of our favorite trails in the city. You can do the whole thing up to Pike's Peak or do part of it for a run! Has different spots with different intensities.
Barr Trail
Love to run on this!
Cottonwood Creek Trail - TOSC
Palmer park is a 10/10. There is so much to do in here as well as all the trails. The trail system is amazing and is so great! You can easily spend a whole day in here! There are fun playgrounds for kids, a dog park, sand volleyball court, and so muc...
Awesome overlook! - Review of Palmer Park, Colorado ...
An amazing place to either drive through or stop and walk around. Family friendly too!! I adore this place and love going and hiking/walking around it. Such a cool thing to see.
Garden of the Gods
Restaurants
Such an amazing restaurant! Food is always a 10/10. All for a great cause too and family owned! Highly recommend.
Slice 420
Super cool place to even just visit. Building is an old bank so very good vibes
Mother Muff's Kitchen & Spirits
Other Food & Drinks
such a great coffee shop! Has so much life in this spot as well as plants and they have the area so open when summer comes! Always great specials and good prices!
Third Space Coffee
My favorite!!
Shady Lawn Coffee Company | Colorado Springs CO
An amazing spot for a date night! You sit right on a little creek while being tucked into the mountains. The food is amazing too! We love this place!
Wines of Colorado
A cool brewery in the Springs! Always has amazing food! A good lively place!
Voodoo Brewing Company - Colorado Springs Pub
Arts & Entertainment
Seriously one of the best zoos in the country. There is so much to do and you get to see everything since this sits on top of a mountian. The views are amazing. The people at the park are great and help you with whatever activity you want to do! GREA...
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Amazing library system. Has so much stuff for kids as well as adults. They always have fun activities that are free to go to!
Pikes Peak Library District
Local Favorites
Fav bookstore!!!
Westside Stories
I adore this store too! Such a small and inviting atmosphere with the best owners. They run their own book clubs and do fun giveaways and have snacks in the store. Absolutely love it!
