👨👩👧 Family Activities
$$$ Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
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.
Book timed-entry tickets online in advance — the zoo sells out on summer weekends. Start at the top (take the chairlift if it’s running) and work downhill to save your legs. The Mountaineer Sky Ride and the giraffe-feeding deck are the two things kids remember a year later.