Looking for fun?

Head for the hills. And we're talking some pretty big hills! Colorado Springs sits at 6,035 feet above sea level, just 60 miles south of Denver, in the wild heart of the Colorado Rockies. Its centerpiece is the majestic 14,110-foot Pike's Peak. It attracts over one-half million visitors each year who come to hike, bike, camp, fish and generally be awed by the scenery that inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write America the Beautiful. But that's just one of many spectacular attractions, and with 300 days of sunshine, you'll have plenty of opportunity to get out there and take it all in.

Things to See and Do

* Go white water river rafting on the Platte or Arkansas River

* Fly or bait fish in a mountain stream

* Visit a ghost town

* Ride on a narrow gauge railroad in the Royal Gorge

* Tour a gold mine

* Spend the day at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry

* Ride your bike down Pike's Peak

* Explore the Manitou Cliff Dwellings and Cave of the Winds

* Take a horseback ride through Garden of the Gods

* Visit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

* Go boating on a mountain lake

* Hike to Seven Falls

* Ski the Rockies

* Tour the Air Force Academy

* See southwestern treasures, films and concerts at Colorado Springs Fine Art Center

* Tour the US Olympic Complex

* Visit the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy

* Stay at a dude ranch

* Attend a Victorian tea at historic Glen Eyrie Castle

* Play golf at the oldest public course west of the Mississippi

* And that's just a drop in the bucket!