Colorado Springs Official Visitors Guide 2009 - (Page 11) Pikes-Peak.com Itineraries Itineraries What are the clock colors? = Estimated Travel Time = Color Coded Activities = Dining or Relaxation Go For The Gold! Attractions Time . . 6 Hrs Travel Time . . . . . . 2 Hrs Dining Time . . . . . 2 Hrs TOTAL HOURS . . 10 Hrs Pikes Peak Heritage Center at Cripple Creek (1-2 HRS) (pg.61) From Colorado Springs, take a beautiful onehour drive to the historic town of Cripple Creek. Once there, be sure to experience the brand new Pikes Peak Heritage Center at Cripple Creek. Visitors to the Pikes Peak Heritage Center can learn about gold mining yesterday and today, geologic and human history, view displays that showcase the unique mountain environment, and learn about regional recreational activities and attractions. Cripple hour trip through the gold-mining district, this exciting journey on the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad is a scenic adventure backward in time, to the lusty pioneer days of railroading at its zenith. Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine (1-2 HRS) (pg.61) Your next stop before you head back to Colorado Springs will be a site of great historical interest, the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine. After over fifty years of conducting public mine tours, this country’s only 1,000-foot vertical shaft gold-mine tour just got bigger and better. It's an adventure never to be forgotten by visitors, descending into the earth to explore the underground mine workings of the 1890s hard-rock gold miner. In Search of Mother Nature’s Treasures Attractions Time . . 8 Hrs Travel Time . . . . . . 1 Hrs Dining Time . . . . . 1 Hrs TOTAL HOURS . . 10 Hrs Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad (1-2 HRS) (pg.61) After your visit to the Pikes Peak Heritage Center, hop on a four-mile, round-trip adventure that will take you past old mines and ghost towns. A one- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (4-6 HRS) (pg.22) America’s only mountain zoo, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, is a place where you can see a collection of more than 750 exotic animals. If you time your visit carefully, you can also watch the staff feed and care for the animals, The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo opened a new, state-of-the-art exhibit complex, Rocky Mountain Wild (RMW), in the spring of 2008. This ambitious project connects zoo visitors with the wild heritage of Colorado, the Rocky Mountains and its wildlife. Adding to the excitement of Rocky Mountain Wild is the new Sky Ride. This chairlift-style open-air ride will transport you high above zoo exhibits, including mountain goats, My Big Backyard, Asian Highlands and Rocky Mountain Wild, as it ascends the mountain. Kids can work off energy at a specially-designed playground and everyone can purchase beverages and snacks before taking the ride back down. May Natural History Museum and Campground (1-2 HRS) (pg 24) If you like bugs, insects and all things that creep http://www.Pikes-Peak.com
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