Guidebook for Colorado Springs

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Guidebook for Colorado Springs

Food Scene

Close by joint, great onion fried burgers and homemade fries. Bar next door is a local hang out, and has eclectic shows nightly. Definitely within walking distance.
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The Green Line Grill
230 1/2 Pueblo Ave
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Close by joint, great onion fried burgers and homemade fries. Bar next door is a local hang out, and has eclectic shows nightly. Definitely within walking distance.
Great French Onion Soup, among other offerings.
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La Baguette
2417 W Colorado Ave
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Great French Onion Soup, among other offerings.
Good pizza in Manitou Springs, and not right on the main drag!
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Ruffrano's Hell's Kitchen Pizza Manitou Springs
9 Ruxton Ave
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Good pizza in Manitou Springs, and not right on the main drag!

Drinks & Nightlife

Alternative bar and venue, rock bands on the weekends. Within walking distance.
Triple Nickel Tavern
103 S Wahsatch Ave
Alternative bar and venue, rock bands on the weekends. Within walking distance.
Close by, eclectic bar, local hang out, interesting shows nightly. Within walking distance.
Zodiac
103 S Wahsatch Ave
Close by, eclectic bar, local hang out, interesting shows nightly. Within walking distance.
My favorite bar on Tejon St. Neat Irish style pub, great live shows. A bit of a jaunt, but definitely walk-able . There are probably a dozen other bars within a couple block of this one, Including several that are near or on Costilla St., which is a direct shot back to the Studio.
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Jack Quinn's Irish Pub and Restaurant
21 S Tejon St
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My favorite bar on Tejon St. Neat Irish style pub, great live shows. A bit of a jaunt, but definitely walk-able . There are probably a dozen other bars within a couple block of this one, Including several that are near or on Costilla St., which is a direct shot back to the Studio.
Great place, great food, music and really well renovated historical road house on nation historic registry.
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Johnny's Navajo Hogan
2817 N Nevada Ave
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Great place, great food, music and really well renovated historical road house on nation historic registry.
Great food and great beer in an old school building that has been renovated and added on to in order to accommodate the growing business this brewery has seen.
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Bristol Brewing Company
1604 S Cascade Ave
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Great food and great beer in an old school building that has been renovated and added on to in order to accommodate the growing business this brewery has seen.
Hole in the wall brewery, good brews, great atmosphere, neat people.
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Storybook Brewing
North El Paso Street
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Hole in the wall brewery, good brews, great atmosphere, neat people.

Parks & Nature

After you visit the falls, go up the road to the dirt parking lot that is at the end of road. From this parking lot, you can take High Road (only if you are comfortable driving on dirt/gravel roads). It's a one way road from the parking lot, and it will drop you down into the Bear Creek drainage. After you get on the downhill side, and after the switchbacks, you'll hit the creek. Park here, and hike up the creek, it's an amazing place to hike.
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Helen Hunt Falls
3440 North Cheyenne Canyon Road
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After you visit the falls, go up the road to the dirt parking lot that is at the end of road. From this parking lot, you can take High Road (only if you are comfortable driving on dirt/gravel roads). It's a one way road from the parking lot, and it will drop you down into the Bear Creek drainage. After you get on the downhill side, and after the switchbacks, you'll hit the creek. Park here, and hike up the creek, it's an amazing place to hike.

Arts & Culture

Very interesting and different, not you usual art museum.
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American Numismatic Association
818 N Cascade Ave
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Very interesting and different, not you usual art museum.
Entomological museum, assembled by the late John May, a world traveler in the early half of the 20th century. This old privately ran museum is a must for anyone who enjoys bugs and spiders, a must see and definitley on a kind place in a beautiful setting slightly sw of COS.
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May Natural History Museum
710 Rock Creek Canyon Rd
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Entomological museum, assembled by the late John May, a world traveler in the early half of the 20th century. This old privately ran museum is a must for anyone who enjoys bugs and spiders, a must see and definitley on a kind place in a beautiful setting slightly sw of COS.

Shopping

Touristy, but also interesting.
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Old Colorado City
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Touristy, but also interesting.
Penny Arcade and lots of fun shops. Also, check out Kinfolks, great beers on tap and live local musicians, with outdoor gear and maps for sale.
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Manitou Springs
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Penny Arcade and lots of fun shops. Also, check out Kinfolks, great beers on tap and live local musicians, with outdoor gear and maps for sale.
Excellent source for outdoor apparell and outdoor equipment/supplies/maps, as well as great advice for killer trails, camping, climbing.
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Mountain Chalet
15 N Nevada Ave
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Excellent source for outdoor apparell and outdoor equipment/supplies/maps, as well as great advice for killer trails, camping, climbing.

Sightseeing

Beautiful sun rises here, as well as snowy scenes.
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Garden of the Gods Club and Resort
3320 Mesa Rd
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Beautiful sun rises here, as well as snowy scenes.
If you have time to take a drive, this is an unbelievable sight to see. One man built a castle in the mountains south of COS, it's amazing. You could hit the May (bug) Museum on the way down as well.
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Bishop Castle
12705 CO-165
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If you have time to take a drive, this is an unbelievable sight to see. One man built a castle in the mountains south of COS, it's amazing. You could hit the May (bug) Museum on the way down as well.

Essentials

Major chain grocer.
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Safeway
3275 W Colorado Ave
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Major chain grocer.
Walmart, no need to say more.
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Walmart Supercenter
707 S 8th St
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Walmart, no need to say more.
Convenient Dollar style shopping.
Family Dollar
347 W Carr St
Convenient Dollar style shopping.