Guidebook for Colorado Springs

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Guidebook for Colorado Springs

Drinks & Nightlife

They have a wide selection of craft beer and we've yet to have one that isn't delicious. Their kitchen is great as well; really good food. This place is a little pricey, but it's well worth it. Plus it's a three block walk from the apartment.
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Cerberus Brewing Company
702 W Colorado Ave
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They have a wide selection of craft beer and we've yet to have one that isn't delicious. Their kitchen is great as well; really good food. This place is a little pricey, but it's well worth it. Plus it's a three block walk from the apartment.
If you want a PBR or Budweiser and some live music on the weekends, go to Benny's. I like dive bars, so this place rocks!
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Bennys Restaurant & Lounge
517 West Colorado Avenue
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If you want a PBR or Budweiser and some live music on the weekends, go to Benny's. I like dive bars, so this place rocks!
"Open kitchen + Craft Bar". They serve a variety of meals and drinks. Trivia Monday nights is a lot of fun. It starts at 7pm.
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503 W Colorado Ave
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"Open kitchen + Craft Bar". They serve a variety of meals and drinks. Trivia Monday nights is a lot of fun. It starts at 7pm.
This former fire station has a wide selection of good beer,` pizzas, burgers and other pub food. Their happy hour is great and it runs 3-6 daily. About 3 blocks from the apartment.
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N3 Taphouse
817 Colorado Ave
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This former fire station has a wide selection of good beer,` pizzas, burgers and other pub food. Their happy hour is great and it runs 3-6 daily. About 3 blocks from the apartment.

Food Scene

"Can you take the heat?" Open weekdays 6-3 and weekends 7-3. This spot is good if you are looking for brunch. My favorite is the breakfast chimichanga.
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Western Omelette
16 S Walnut St
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"Can you take the heat?" Open weekdays 6-3 and weekends 7-3. This spot is good if you are looking for brunch. My favorite is the breakfast chimichanga.
This is the closest coffee shop to our apartment. It's about a half mile walk. They have a small food menu and serve all the fancy coffee drinks.
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Rosco’s Coffee
432 W Bijou St
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This is the closest coffee shop to our apartment. It's about a half mile walk. They have a small food menu and serve all the fancy coffee drinks.
Family owned burrito place that makes their own tortillas. Their prices are reasonable and the staff is friendly. They are closed on Sundays.
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Azada Mexican Grill
16 E Bijou St
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Family owned burrito place that makes their own tortillas. Their prices are reasonable and the staff is friendly. They are closed on Sundays.
Just a couple of blocks from the apartment.
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Dunkin'
5915 Dublin Blvd
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Just a couple of blocks from the apartment.
Local burger place with shakes and beer.
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Bingo Burger - Colorado Springs
132 N Tejon St
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Local burger place with shakes and beer.
Wood fired pizza!
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Bambino's Urban Pizzeria
36 E Bijou St
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Wood fired pizza!

Entertainment & Activities

This is the closest movie theater to the apartment. They have reserved seating and recliners. It's best to get your tickets online and avoid lines outside. You will have to drive to Tinseltown.
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Cinemark Tinseltown USA and XD
1545 E Cheyenne Mountain Blvd
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This is the closest movie theater to the apartment. They have reserved seating and recliners. It's best to get your tickets online and avoid lines outside. You will have to drive to Tinseltown.
If you are looking for an independent film, you will most likely find it at Kimball's. It's about a mile away (downtown) and you could easily bike there in the summer. They serve drinks here which can make a boring movie seem better!
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Kimball's Peak Three Theater
115 E Pikes Peak Ave
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If you are looking for an independent film, you will most likely find it at Kimball's. It's about a mile away (downtown) and you could easily bike there in the summer. They serve drinks here which can make a boring movie seem better!
Considered a "mountain zoo" at 6,800 feet of elevation. You can feed spinach to giraffes! It's a unique zoo being so close to the Cheyenne Cañon.
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Rd
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Considered a "mountain zoo" at 6,800 feet of elevation. You can feed spinach to giraffes! It's a unique zoo being so close to the Cheyenne Cañon.

Essentials

Better produce than Walmart and you can only find them in Colorado. This is our preferred grocery store.
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King Soopers
6030 Stetson Hills Blvd
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Better produce than Walmart and you can only find them in Colorado. This is our preferred grocery store.
Walmart has just about anything you might need, in case you forgot something.
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Walmart Supercenter
707 S 8th St
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Walmart has just about anything you might need, in case you forgot something.

Arts & Culture

They have a live performances and rotating art galleries. It's about a 2 mile bike ride from the apartment.
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
30 W Dale St
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They have a live performances and rotating art galleries. It's about a 2 mile bike ride from the apartment.

Parks & Nature

Huge park in the center of town. If you have dogs, go to the Yucca Flats area and they can run off leash. Palmer Park is a great place to mountain bike as well.
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Palmer Park
3344-3376 Paseo Rd
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Huge park in the center of town. If you have dogs, go to the Yucca Flats area and they can run off leash. Palmer Park is a great place to mountain bike as well.
This unique park is really large as well. It is a great place for rock climbing, mountain biking and hiking. There is a small off leash dog area but dogs can go on most trails there. We have seen fossils embedded into rock wall along the Cordell trail on the east side of the park.
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Red Rock Canyon Open Space
3550 W High St
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This unique park is really large as well. It is a great place for rock climbing, mountain biking and hiking. There is a small off leash dog area but dogs can go on most trails there. We have seen fossils embedded into rock wall along the Cordell trail on the east side of the park.
This park is enormous and has tons of hiking trails. Mount Cutler and Mount Muscoco are some beginner favorites. We like to take our dogs on the Seven Bridges trail as well.
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North Cheyenne Cañon Park
15220 S Cheyenne Canyon Rd
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This park is enormous and has tons of hiking trails. Mount Cutler and Mount Muscoco are some beginner favorites. We like to take our dogs on the Seven Bridges trail as well.
This is the most famous park in Colorado Springs. There are lots of trails to hike or mountain bike and you can rock climb there as well. We don't go too often because it's usually crowded and not very dog friendly, but it's hard to visit Colorado Springs and not visit this park.
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Garden of the Gods
1805 N 30th St
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This is the most famous park in Colorado Springs. There are lots of trails to hike or mountain bike and you can rock climb there as well. We don't go too often because it's usually crowded and not very dog friendly, but it's hard to visit Colorado Springs and not visit this park.
This trail is usually not too busy and is dog friendly. If you are looking to drive up to the mountains, this moderate trail isn't too far from Colorado Springs.
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Lovell Gulch Trailhead
2400 Rampart Range Rd
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This trail is usually not too busy and is dog friendly. If you are looking to drive up to the mountains, this moderate trail isn't too far from Colorado Springs.
You can hike up the Barr trail or drive up the Pike's Peak Highway. America's mountain has donuts for sale made at 14,114 feet.
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Pikes Peak Summit House
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You can hike up the Barr trail or drive up the Pike's Peak Highway. America's mountain has donuts for sale made at 14,114 feet.

Sightseeing

You can tour the facility used by numerous different Olympians depending on the time of year. You can see details about the day to day life of an Olympian.
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U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center
1 Olympic Plaza
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You can tour the facility used by numerous different Olympians depending on the time of year. You can see details about the day to day life of an Olympian.
See where the cadets of the United States Air Force are trained. "The Cadet Chapel serves as an all-faith center of worship for cadets and includes Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Buddhist chapels, an All-Faiths Room, and a Falcon Circle, each with its own entrance."
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U.S. Air Force Academy
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See where the cadets of the United States Air Force are trained. "The Cadet Chapel serves as an all-faith center of worship for cadets and includes Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Buddhist chapels, an All-Faiths Room, and a Falcon Circle, each with its own entrance."