Kids mix science with fun at the Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival! The Hands-on Science Carnival offers row after row of activity stations, laboratory tours, and free workshops to participate in activities like making your very own mini catapult and flinging marshmallows at the Fruitcake Toss. Live performances and guest speakers are also in attendance at this festival of learning.
Colorado Springs Pikes Peak, aka, America's Mountain, is the most visited mountain in North America and the second most visited mountain in the world behind Japan's Mount Fuji. Over a half a million people reach the summit peak, most by the Pikes Peak Cog Railway to enjoy the stunning panoramic views. A stone's throw away is the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Cave of the Winds, Garden of the Gods and many other famous attractions.
Explore your vertical limits at the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park in Colorado Springs. The awe-inspiring bridge hangs 956-feet-high, spanning a quarter mile across the canyon with an epic 360-acre adventure park. This wild adventure offers attractions, rides, shows and events, shopping and dining and more.
Fly over the Rocky Mountains on a helicopter tour from Colorado Vertical Adventures. Sit back in the safety of a high-powered Robertson Raven II Helicopter for breathtaking, high-altitude views of the Cheyenne Canyons, Manitou Springs, the Garden of the Gods, Seven Falls and the Broadmoor.