SPONSORED CONTENT HISTORIC CRIPPLE CREEK There’s More To Do in Cripple Creek Discover the historic mining sites, museums, trains and theater. Visit the Cripple Creek Heritage Center, tour the Outlaws & Lawmen Jail Museum, ride the Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad or venture into the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. Be sure to see Rita the Rock Planter, Colorado’s newest troll. Meet the Cripple Creek donkeys roaming the streets all summer. Explore the historic buildings rebuilt following the fires of 1896 and enjoy historic games. Take a drive on the Gold Belt Tour Scenic & Historic Byway. VisitCrippleCreek.com | 719.689.3315 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, named the fifth-best zoo in North America in 2024 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 50 1-800-COLORADO GhostTownMuseum.com 719.634.0696 AcademyRidingStables.com 719.633.5667
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