Rev up your engines a the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, aka, Race in the Clouds. This festival features an automobile and motorcycle hill climb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. Join 35,000 spectators at the annual event, watch high speed races and motorcycle jumpers, eat at the chili cook-off, drink ice cold beer, listen to live music and cheer along with the Denver Bronco Cheerleaders!
Love deserves the best in rooms in the house at The Holden House in Colorado Springs, "chosen as one of the best country inns for fall weekends" by Glamour magazine. The multi-award winning historic bed and breakfast inn was built in 1902 and is famous for offering romantic rooms from the past with the comforts of today.
Encounter Africa at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Meet South African elephant Kimba, weighing 10,000 pounds and standing over 9 feet tall, and see African lion cubs, Jamila and Zwena. See the zoo from above on a Sky Ride soaring above the zoo's 146 acres, teaming with 550 wild animals. Enjoy tons of exhibits and attractions including yummy food and fun souvenirs.
Check out the stars at Stargazers Theatre in Colorado Springs. The intimate theater seats 500 attendees, providing the perfect setting to sit back and enjoy live entertainment, film festivals, events, seminars and private parties. Indie folk band Paper Bird, the winner of "The Last Comic Standing" Josh Blue, and the 2011 Indy Music Awards are set to hit the stage.