{"id":140,"date":"2016-02-24T19:02:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T02:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bandanabow.com\/?p=140"},"modified":"2016-02-25T16:53:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-25T23:53:07","slug":"colorado-springs-scavenger-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/24\/colorado-springs-scavenger-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Places to See in the Colorado Springs Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ready for\u00a0a super cheap date or activity to do with a friend or family member visiting the Colorado Springs area? Check out our hit-list destinations and map below to plan your Colorado Springs adventure! Plus, use the CtheSprings hashtag (#CtheSprings) to share your selfies and discoveries!<\/p>\n<p>The adventure started with my friend Mandi&#8217;s idea for a Valentine&#8217;s Day &#8220;friendventure,&#8221; and it transformed\u00a0into an amazing\u00a0day of discovering our hometown. We took selfies across the city at all the major tourist spots and found some\u00a0hidden gems. Plus, we mapped out\u00a0everything, so that you can &#8220;CtheSprings,&#8221; too!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=zQJO7deSba0A.k_SFPTqqIuH4\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For those ready to do this thing, here are some tips! First, be sure to have a car charger for your phone because the picture-taking and social-media-posting will run your battery dry. Second, have the passenger update your friends on your adventure while you drive between spots. Third, sneakers or some other comfortable shoes are a good idea. And fourth, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchbros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dutch Bros. Coffee<\/a> is conveniently located downtown between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blacksheeprocks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Black Sheep<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/About-the-USOC\/Training-Centers-and-Sites\/Colorado-Springs\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Olympic Training Center<\/a>, just saying. For more information on the areas you&#8217;ll be seeing and to find out our full, selfie-hunt story, click <a href=\"http:\/\/bandanabow.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/24\/colorado-springs-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/24\/colorado-springs-scavenger-hunt\/garden-of-the-gods\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-of-the-Gods.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3133,1760\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VS980 4G&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1455462777&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.97&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00085034013605442&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Garden-of-the-Gods\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-of-the-Gods-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-179 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-of-the-Gods-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Springs' Garden of the Gods\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-of-the-Gods-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-of-the-Gods-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garden-of-the-Gods-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mac &amp; Mandi&#8217;s Excellent Selfie Adventure to CtheSprings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Colorado Springs Scavenger Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Garden of the Gods<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rockledgeranch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rock Ledge Ranch<\/a><\/li>\n<li>*Optional Challenge: Take a picture with at least one farm animal.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenofgods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Garden of the Gods<\/a> Entrance<\/li>\n<li>Kissing Camels<\/li>\n<li>Balanced Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Manitou Springs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.briarhurstdining.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Briarhurst Manor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miramontcastle.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Miramont Castle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cograilway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cog Railway<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Incline\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barrtrail.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barr Trail<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/manitousprings.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manitou Springs Strip<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lover&#8217;s Bridge<\/li>\n<li>Penny Arcade<\/li>\n<li>Mineral Springs<\/li>\n<li>The M\u00e1te Factor Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<li>Snowman Statue<\/li>\n<li>*Optional Challenge: Take pictures with three strangers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Old Colorado City<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loftmusicvenue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Loft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thunderandbuttons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thunder &amp; Buttons<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Native American-Inspired Graffiti Wall (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westsidetattoo.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Westside Tattoo<\/a> wall)<\/li>\n<li>OCC Welcome Center Park (Bancroft Park)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghosttownmuseum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost Town Wild West Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmbrew.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Mountain Brewery<\/a><\/li>\n<li>*Optional Challenge: Take pictures with three works of art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cheyenne Mountain<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Starr Kempf&#8217;s Metal Sculpture Garden (Artist filled his yard with his amazing metal sculptures!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmzoo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cheyenne Mountain Zoo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sevenfalls.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seven Falls<\/a> (You may only find the parking lot, that\u2019s where we ended up, haha!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadmoor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Broadmoor<\/a> (Feel free to hold up traffic to get your picture. J Maybe the guard will take it for you!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Downtown Colorado Springs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edelweissrest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Edelweiss<\/a> (Deliciously authentic German restaurant!)<\/li>\n<li>Montague&#8217;s Parlour (Coffee and tea and maybe crumpets too)<\/li>\n<li>America the Beautiful Park<\/li>\n<li>Memorial Park<\/li>\n<li>Firefighter Memorial<\/li>\n<li>Skateboard Park<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/About-the-USOC\/Training-Centers-and-Sites\/Colorado-Springs\/Velodrome\" target=\"_blank\">The Velodrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blacksheeprocks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Black Sheep<\/a><\/li>\n<li>*Optional Challenge: Find the Darth Vader wall mural. Hint- head East from the Black Sheep)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchbros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dutch Bros. Coffee<\/a> (Optional, highly recommended and conveniently placed in-between these two)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/About-the-USOC\/Training-Centers-and-Sites\/Colorado-Springs\" target=\"_blank\">US Olympic Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mcallisterhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">McAllister House Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tejon Street<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rabbitholedinner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Rabbit Hole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jackquinnspub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Quinn&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phantomcanyon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Phantom Canyon Brewing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cspm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pioneer Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li>*Optional Challenge: Take three pictures with statues. Bonus if you find a Humpty Dumpty!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Happy Colorado Springs Adventuring!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready for\u00a0a super cheap date or activity to do with a friend or family member visiting the Colorado Springs area? Check out our hit-list destinations and map below to plan your Colorado Springs adventure! Plus, use the CtheSprings hashtag (#CtheSprings) to share your selfies and discoveries! 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