Family Travel Itinerary and Trip Ideas

Natural Water and Local Charm

• Seven Falls - Start your day off at an attraction that has been called "the grandest mile of scenery in Colorado," with seven separate waterfalls splashing 181 feet down a sheer granite cliff.

• Miramont Castle - Constructed in 1895 as a private home, this castle features nine styles of architecture ranging from English Tudor to Byzantine and is now a museum dedicated to preserving the Victorian heritage of Manitou Springs.

• Historic Manitou Springs - Take a leisurely stroll through this town and visit its historic cold drinking springs.  Today, several of the original springs have been restored and the waters are available for public consumption.

• Iron Springs Melodrama Theater - For more than 45 years, this theater has provided the Pikes Peak region with an evening of hilarious comedy and quality entertainment.  The evening combines a family-style dinner with a lively melodrama.

Pikes Peak by Car, Cog or Bike

• Pikes Peak Highway - Enjoy the 19 spectacular miles from the comfort of your own vehicle and travel the world's highest toll road to reach the summit of Pikes Peak.

• Pikes Peak Cog Railway - "The Cog," as it's known locally, is the highest railroad in the U.S. and has safely and comfortably transported passengers to the 14,110-foot summit for more than 100 years.

• Challenge Unlimited - Pikes Peak by Bike - Start your day early with a comfortable van ride to the summit of Pikes Peak, and then bike down the mountain, all coordinated by a professional biking company.

Follow the Gold

• Pikes Peak Heritage Center at Cripple Creek - Visitors to the Pikes Peak Heritage Center can learn about gold mining yesterday and today, geologic and human history, view displays that showcase the unique mountain environment, and learn about regional recreational activities.

• Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad - Hop onto a four-mile round trip adventure past old mines and ghost towns and through the gold mining district.  This exciting journey is a scenic adventure back in time.

• Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine - The country's only 1,000-foot vertical shaft gold mine descends deep into the earth to explore the underground mine workings of the 1890's hard rock gold miner.

• Cripple Creek District Museum - See a variety of exhibits unique to the mining history of the area that was once the site of the world's greatest gold camp. 

For All Ages: 1 to 99

• Santa's Workshop/North Pole - It doesn't have to be winter or during the holidays to travel where believers of all ages can enjoy Christmas all summer long.  Enjoy the fun, rides, theater acts, farm animals, and even talk to Santa.

• Dinosaur Resource Center - Come visit the home of some of the most spectacular dinosaurs, marine reptiles, flying reptiles and fish from North America's late Cretaceous period.