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Manitou Springs Colorado
Elevation 6,400'
Population 4980
Average Snowfall 63"
The small city of Manitou Springs, Colorado is a great place to start the families mountain adventures. Considered a suburb of Colorado Springs, the city sits at the base of America's favorite mountain "Pikes Peak" Mountain
and offers some of the best Colorado Attractions in the region.
This quaint, family oriented city offers stunning scenery, heritage, history, superb accommodations, dining and an abundance of family friendly attractions.
Manitou Springs Attractions
Browse, touch and tour cliff dwellings more than 700 years old at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Take the scenic route to the summit of Pikes Peak via the Cog Railway, the oldest passenger train in Colorado.
Have a little nostalgic fun at the Manitou Springs Arcade. The one place in town where Penny's are still accepted!
Manitou Mineral Springs Drinking Fountains
Get your water jugs ready! The city is known for it's Mineral Springs. You will find fountains fed by 10 different springs spread throughout the city.
Don't have any water jugs handy?
No worries, you can still enjoy a drink from the springs. Just stop by the Chamber of Commerce for tasting cups and a map.
Word of Warning: Some of the springs don't taste all that great due to extremely high mineral content. Try them anyway and find out which you can tolerate.
photo courtesy of teofilo
Let the Treasure Hunt begin.....
We encourage you to locate all 10 fountains, taste each one and tell other families just like yours what you think.
Manitou Springs Lodging
You shouldn't expect to find any hotels in Manitou Springs, this is one city without any. What you will find are clean economical
motels
, the prized Bed & Breakfasts, Cabins as cozy as home and Campgrounds with plenty of amenities.
Manitou Springs Arcade
If your old enough to remember Penny Arcades but young enough to still have a kids at home then Manitou Springs is the ticket for this years family vacation.
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