26 mi from Park Center, Pikes Peak leads the list
Visitors to Park Center can choose from 11 museums, 2 mountains and 2 scenic railways. Nothing on our list is inside Park Center; the 27 places to visit are within 40 miles. A typical year brings about 64K visitors to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Set 40 mi out, Great Sand Dunes National Park makes a day trip.
Pikes Peak
Mountain in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
The map puts most of the 27 to the northeast.
Orange: Park Center. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Full list of places
Everything here is within 60 miles, 33 places in all.
2North American Aerospace Defense Command
Combined organization of the US and Canada providing air defence for North America.
3Great Sand Dunes National Park
National park in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado, United States.
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9The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Tourist cog railway to Pike's Peak, Colorado.
10Royal Gorge Route Railroad
Heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado.
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12Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Mountain zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the United States.
13Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
Commemorative tower and chapel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
14Pike National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, USA administratively combined with the San Isabel National Forest in 1973.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
National monument in the United States.
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Archaeological museum in Manitou Springs, Colorado.
San Isabel National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, United States, administratively combined with the Pike National Forest in 1973.
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.
Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center
Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
Mining museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Park Center → · Park Center’s history →
Photo credits
Pikes Peak: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North American Aerospace Defense Command: Unknown, Public domain · Great Sand Dunes National Park: Preiselbeere (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Gods: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Falcon Stadium: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cheyenne Mountain: Jimmy from Grand Junction, CO, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Weidner Field: KM Newnham, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Royal Gorge: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway: Milan Suvajac, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: Ken Brazier (Ken g6), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun: Matt Wright, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pike National Forest: Chris Short from Raleigh, NC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manitou Cliff Dwellings: Obiwan23 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · San Isabel National Forest: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum: Visitcos, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: JAKeeran, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum: LanceBarber at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Peterson Air and Space Museum: Leoparmr, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pueblo Zoo: Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monument Valley Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Rosemount Museum: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · El Pueblo History Museum: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0 · North Cheyenne Cañon Park: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bear Creek Regional Park and Nature Center: CaroleHenson, 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 · Buell Children's Museum: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0
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