15 mi from Florissant, Pikes Peak leads the list
Among the places to visit in and near Florissant are 9 museums, 2 mountains and 2 stadiums & arenas. All of it lies outside: 25 places within 40 miles, none inside Florissant. Yearly visitors to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument number about 64K. Day-trippers head 50 mi out to Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Pikes Peak
Mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
Out of town, most of the 25 are to the east.
Orange: Florissant. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
Each of the 85 is within 60 miles.
2North American Aerospace Defense Command
Combined organization of the US and Canada providing air defence for North America.
3Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Concert venue near Morrison, Colorado, United States of America.
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6Coors Field
Baseball stadium in Denver, Colorado, USA; home venue of the Colorado Rockies.
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9Columbine Memorial
Memorial in Colorado commemorating the Columbine High School Massacre.
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Lakeside Amusement Park
Family-owned amusement park in Lakeside, Colorado adjacent to Denver.
Molly Brown House
Historic property formerly belonging to Molly Brown in Denver, Colorado, United States.
The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Tourist cog railway to Pike's Peak, Colorado.
Cheesman Park
Human settlement in Denver, Colorado, United States of America.
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
Heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado.
Denver Technological Center
Business park in Denver and Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Mountain zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States.
Red Rocks Park
Historic district in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Commemorative tower and chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum
Non-profit organization in the USA.
Arapaho National Forest
National forest in north-central Colorado, United States.
Denver Botanic Gardens
Nonprofit organization in United States of America.
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Archaeological museum in Manitou Springs, Colorado.
Pike National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, USA administratively combined with the San Isabel National Forest in 1973.
Washington Park
Human settlement in Denver, Colorado, United States of America.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
National monument in the United States.
Elitch Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Denver, Colorado, United States.
United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum
Sports museum in Colorado, United States.
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Museum in Woodland Park, Colorado.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Fine arts and performing arts center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.
Rambler Ranch
Automobile collection and museum in Colorado, United States.
Tabor Opera House
Former movie theater in Leadville, Colorado, United States.
National Mining Hall of Fame
Archive organization in Leadville, United States.
Colorado History Museum
Museum in Denver on the history of the state of Colorado.
Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum
University museum, geology in CO, United States.
American Museum of Western Art – The Anschutz Collection
Museum in Denver, Colorado.
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
Mining museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center
Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys
Toy museum in Denver, Colorado.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Florissant → · Florissant’s history →
Photo credits
Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Red Rocks Amphitheatre: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Empower Field at Mile High: Thelastcanadian, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ball Arena: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coors Field: Matt Kozlowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Gods: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mount Blue Sky: Lookinhere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbine Memorial: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0 · Falcon Stadium: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elitch Gardens Theme Park: USGS, Public domain · Weidner Field: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Copper Mountain: Jarrod Doll from United States of America, CC BY 2.0 · Lakeside Amusement Park: Atjoe1972, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Park City: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Royal Gorge: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arapahoe Basin: David Benbennick took this photo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Breckenridge: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Keystone: Ahodges7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Molly Brown House: Self, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway: Milan Suvajac, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cheesman Park: R0uge, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Denver Art Museum: Archipreneur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Royal Gorge Route Railroad: Self-scanned by original uploader JGHowes at en.wikipedia (Original text: From , Public domain · Cave of the Winds: Chris Lott from Fairbanks, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Denver Museum of Nature and Science: No machine-readable author provided. MisterHand~commonswiki assumed (based on co, Public domain · Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway: Ken Gallager, Public domain · Dinosaur Ridge: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Technological Center: Stormerne at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: Ken Brazier (Ken g6), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado Railroad Museum: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Red Rocks Park: Hogs555, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Zoo: Donlammers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun: Matt Wright, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum: Wings Over the Rockies, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arapaho National Forest: U.S. Department of Agriculture, CC BY 2.0 · Denver Botanic Gardens: Laurascudder, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manitou Cliff Dwellings: Obiwan23 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Pike National Forest: Chris Short from Raleigh, NC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Washington Park: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heritage Square: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado Governor's Mansion: Jirodrig at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Downtown Aquarium, Denver: Ginkgo100 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Elitch Theatre: Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Argo Gold Mine and Mill: uploaded by User:Greverod, original User Greverod on sv.wikipedia., Public domain · United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum: Visitcos, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ellie Caulkins Opera House: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forney Transportation Museum: myself (User:Piotrus), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clyfford Still Museum: Trueshow111, CC0 · Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: JAKeeran, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center: MCDinosaurhunter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Santa's Workshop: Avrand6, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Infinity Park: Michael Boyer Crop: User:Ham105, CC BY 3.0 · Museum of Contemporary Art Denver: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0 · Peterson Air and Space Museum: Leoparmr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pueblo Zoo: Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rambler Ranch: CZmarlin — Christopher Ziemnowicz, CC0 · Tabor Opera House: Int77345, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 · Monument Valley Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · National Mining Hall of Fame: Craig Talbert, CC BY 3.0 · Rosemount Museum: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Museum of Denver: Children's Museum of Denver, Public domain · Colorado History Museum: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · El Pueblo History Museum: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory: Own work by Tom Churchill, CC BY 2.5 · Denver Firefighters Museum: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Plains Conservation Center: Zenhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Western Museum of Mining & Industry: Carl & Peggy Backes from Where the road takes us, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center: CaroleHenson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Buell Children's Museum: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cranmer Park: Gnarlodious at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys: JessicaSmithCO, CC BY 4.0 · Hiwan Homestead Museum: 25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakewood Cultural Center: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blanche A. Wilson House: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0
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