SPONSORED CONTENT ROYAL GORGE BRIDGE & PARK Must-Have Experience The ultimate Colorado experience awaits at America’s Bridge, packed with expansive views and fun for the whole family. The Royal Gorge Bridge & Park boasts the country’s highest suspension bridge, one of the longest single-span aerial gondolas and the highest zipline in the U.S., as well as the adrenaline-pumping Royal Rush Skycoaster. For sights of distant peaks beyond the bridge and the rippling Arkansas River below, climb the Via Ferrata, a protected red-rock trail. RoyalGorgeBridge.com | 719.275.7507 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, named the fourth-best zoo in North America in 2023 by USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, gets you closer to your favorite animals. Hand-feed their giraffe herd on the mountainside overlooking Colorado Springs. Every visit is conservation in action, with 75¢ from every admission adding up to millions helping animals in the wild. Advance tickets required. Ghost Town Museum The Ghost Town Museum is a living-history exhibit of Colorado’s Wild West past with fun and educational activities for the whole family. Explore the preserved Gold-Rush-era town displaying authentic artifacts, crank a butter churn, operate an old-time arcade game or pan for real gold in the summer. Plus, you can shop for gifts or sip an old-fashioned sarsaparilla beverage. Academy Riding Stables Enjoy the epic red sandstone and limestone landscape of the Garden of the Gods with Academy Riding Stables in an iconically Western way — on horseback. You’ll make a new, neighing friend while learning horse-riding basics (or improving your current skills) on one-and two-hour scenic rides through giant rock formations or on pony rides for kids ages two to seven. CMZoo.org 719.633.9925 GhostTownMuseum.com 719.634.0696 AcademyRidingStables.com 719.633.5667 COLORADO . COM 81
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