Guidebook for Colorado Springs
Food Scene
STIR Coffee & Cocktails
2330 N Wahsatch Ave10-minute walk: Lovely baked goods and tasty coffee!
15-minute walk: Amazing Gelatto any time of the year. Good coffee too!
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Dogtooth Coffee Company
505 Columbia St15-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.
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Saigon Cafe
20 E Colorado Ave10-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 St10-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.
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La'au's Taco Shop
315 N Tejon St5-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.
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Poor Richard's Restaurant
324 1/2 N Tejon St10-minute drive: Best pizza and play area for the kids AND real food and libations for grown ups.
Rico's Cafe & Wine Bar
322 N Tejon St10-minute drive: best Cafe au Lait in town.
Drinks & Nightlife
Murphy's Tavern
2729 N Nevada Ave5-minute drive: Neighborhood dive bar.
5-minute drive: Neighborhood biker bar/restaurant, open late.
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Johnny's Navajo Hogan
2817 N Nevada Ave5-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 ;)
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Safeway
3275 W Colorado Ave10-minute walk: Great people watching late at night. Full-service grocery, deli, bakery and your favorite evil coffee chain, Starbucks ;)
Everything Else
Lots A Liquor
2308 Wahsatch Ave10-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
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Josh & John's Ice Cream-Downtown
329 N Tejon St10-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.
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Palmer Park
3344-3376 Paseo Rd10-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.
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Red Rock Canyon Open Space
3550 W High St10-minute drive: Great long hikes and challenging mountain bike routes.
15-minute walk: schedule: http://www.corepoweryoga.com/locations/colorado/colorado-springs/nevada
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CorePower Yoga
623 N Nevada Ave15-minute walk: schedule: http://www.corepoweryoga.com/locations/colorado/colorado-springs/nevada
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 Ave10-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.
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Iphakamisa Monument Valley
170 W Cache La Poudre St5-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.
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CityROCK
21 N Nevada Ave10-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.
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North Pole Colorado Santa's Workshop
5050 Pikes Peak Hwy30-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!
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Kimball's Peak Three Theater
115 E Pikes Peak Ave10-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.
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
30 W Dale StA 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.
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Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S Tejon StExhibits 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.
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Western Museum of Mining and Industry
225 North Gate BlvdThe 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.
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Garden of the Gods Club and Resort
3320 Mesa Rd10-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.
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Pikes Peak Cog Railway
515 Ruxton Avenue20-minute drive: Train ride to the top of Pikes Peak.