Kid-approved adventures for every age.
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930 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829
A four-building, mostly-outdoor arcade running since 1933 — vintage skee-ball, mechanical fortune-tellers, and a few hundred modern games, all paid by the actual penny (or quarter).
126 Cimino Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
The downtown park with the iconic Julie Penrose Fountain — a ring of sculpted arches that doubles as Colorado Springs' best summer splash pad, plus a playground, big lawn, and paved trails along Monument Creek.
4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
America's only mountainside zoo, built into the slopes above the city. The giraffe herd is the largest in the country — and yes, you can hand-feed them.
3330 Chuckwagon Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80919
The original Western chuckwagon dinner show — biscuits and beef on tin plates, followed by the Flying W Wranglers performing classic cowboy harmonies under the stars.
925 S 8th St, Colorado Springs, CO 80905
Local outfitter for guided jeep tours, ATV rides, hot-air balloon flights, and zip lines — the easy way to do the bucket-list Colorado activities without owning the gear.
245 Bear Creek Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
A free El Paso County nature center tucked into Bear Creek Regional Park — live critters, hands-on exhibits, ranger-led hikes, and a half-mile interpretive trail that's stroller-friendly and just right for little legs.
3920 Dublin Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
One of Colorado Springs' biggest neighborhood parks — a huge playground, skate park, tennis and pickleball courts, disc-golf course, and paved trails that loop the creek. Free, lively, and genuinely all-day.
5050 Pikes Peak Hwy, Cascade, CO 80809
A Christmas-themed amusement park open every season but Christmas — Santa is always in residence, and the rides are a charmingly retro slice of mid-century Americana.
2120 S Cheyenne Canyon Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
The visitor center and live-animal exhibit at the mouth of North Cheyenne Cañon — bats, reptiles, and rotating nature exhibits, plus climbing-route info and the trailhead for some of the best family hikes in the city.
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