High-Flying Adventure in the Royal Gorge Region / COME TO LIFE whitewater ra trip 2 , slide along sky-high cables with Royal Gorge Zip-Line Tours or find thrills at the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park ’s attractions, including a new visitor center, the world’s longest single-span aerial gondola and the Cloudscraper Zip Line 1,200 feet above the Arkansas. For another scenic excursion, enjoy lunch or dinner in the glass-topped Vista Dome cars of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad 3 . The new Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience is an architecturally stunning museum and outdoor-education center. Explore science-focused interactive displays, full-scale dinosaur fossil casts and hands-on exhibits with real dinosaur fossils, as well as a multi-story ropes course and more. Walkable downtown Cañon City has shops, restaurants, cafes and a public-art pro-gram that make a pleasant space to while away the day and people watch. The Fre-mont Center for the Arts hosts exhibits and events exploring local arts and history. Farmers’ markets and farm stores are a great way to experience the region’s delicious apples and other local bounties. Treasure hunters should visit Florence , a charming little town near Cañon City with extensive antique shopping, art galleries and specialty shops. Legends of gold rushers, agriculture pioneers and even dinosaurs abound in the region. Self-guided Fremont County Heritage Tours oer great opportunities to discov-er the history. Learn about the architecture of historic structures like the Colorado Territorial Prison on the Cañon City tour; or investigate dino-saur tracks and ancient fossils on the Skyline Drive tour. 3 2 COLORADO.COM/TRIPIDEAS COLORADO.COM / 175
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