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Travel tips, local guides, and stories about the best of Manitou Springs, Colorado.
Pikes Peak or Bust: Planning Your Cog Railway Trip
What to know before riding the Pikes Peak Cog Railway from Manitou Springs to the 14,115-foot summit: season, reservatio…
A Day in Manitou Springs: Mineral Springs, the Incline, and Where to Eat
A simple, doable one-day plan for Manitou Springs: taste the mineral springs, climb (or skip) the Incline, and eat well…
More of Manitou Springs
Plan your trip at the foot of Pikes Peak: attractions, dining, outdoors, events, and more.
Attractions
Cave of the Winds, the Cog Railway, the Cliff Dwellings, the mineral springs, and the Manitou Incline.
Outdoors
The Incline, Barr Trail, Garden of the Gods, and the trails of the Pikes Peak region.
Dining
Independent restaurants, breweries, and coffee shops along historic Manitou Avenue.
Events
The Commonwheel Art Festival, the Wine Festival, the Emma Crawford Coffin Races, and more.
Itineraries
A perfect day or a full weekend in Manitou Springs and the Pikes Peak region.
History
From the sacred Ute springs to the Victorian resort era and a National Historic downtown.