All aboard on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, the world's highest cog railway train takes passengers to the 14,000-foot summit of Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs. You'll travel on the 8.9-mile, three-hour train trip across breathtaking vistas of the Great Plains, Sanger de Cristo and the Collegiate Range.
A photographer's paradise is exposed at the Garden of the Gods public park in Colorado Springs. Soaring fins of clay-colored sandstone jet 300 feet in the air exploding all over the valley floor, spanning the backdrop of Pikes Peak. The park includes popular trails for hiking, walking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
John Denver makes a comeback at the Colorado Music Hall of Fame located in Colorado Springs. Visit the purveyor of Colorado's music and entertainment history to discover the life stories of the state's nationally and internationally known performers. Especially, John Denver, the most famous recording artist ever to come out of Colorado and the hall's first inductee!