3 Best Landmarks in Colorado Springs, CO

“Glen Eyrie Castle is an English Tudor-style castle built in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer and located in Colorado Springs. The breathtaking beauty of Eyrie and its rich spiritual history create a place where visitors can set aside their worries and catch their breath for some sacred moments. It is open for public tours and events and can be rented for private programs. There are 17 guest rooms in the castle and seven meeting rooms, including the Castle Great Hall and two dining rooms. It has over 800 acres of magnificent pines, whispering aspen, green lawns, sparkling waterfalls, and impressive sandstone rock faces. The castle has several features that were advanced for its time, including a primitive intercom system and a two-chimney system operated by a lever that would direct the smoke depending on what direction the wind was blowing to take the smoke out of the valley. Glen Eyrie is a place of transformation, inspiration, and a haven.

UNIQUE FACTS:
• Family Events
• Business Meetings.”

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“Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is a non-profit, cultural, natural history ranch and museum depicting life from 1775-1907 in the Pikes Peak community and farm at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. The ranch provides a healthy, cultural, and experiential system that interprets the Pikes Peak region's social, agricultural, and economic growth. Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is indexed at the National Register of Historic Places. Tourists can leave their everyday lives to witness history with all five senses and create a lifetime of memories. Visitors see and participate in learning how people from different periods lived during the eras: clothing, meal prep and cooking, cleaning, laundry, mowing, games and entertainment, and how they made their living. The historic sites are available during the summer living history initiative and for special events.

UNIQUE FACTS:
• Historic Sites
• Exhibitions.”

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“Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun is a historic landmark located 1.4 miles up from the Zoo entrance to the Russell Tutt Scenic Highway, located in Colorado Springs. The Will Rogers Shrine's height on the top deck is 8,136 feet, and it provides spectacular views of Colorado Springs. It was indexed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 for its artistic and architectural qualities. The tower comprises five floors, with the ground floor exhibiting murals portraying the local history and three floors honoring Will Rogers's career. The Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun site is entered via a stone gateway. The grounds are surrounded by a stone wall made from the same single block of pink granite quarried from Cheyenne Mountain used to make the tower. The shrine houses many significant cultural attractions, including a 340-square-foot wall by famous Santa Fe artist Randall Davey.

UNIQUE FACTS:
• Cultural Attractions
• Musical Program.”

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