Garden of the Gods Review

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Garden of the Gods

  • Address: Visitor and Nature Center, 1805 N. 30th St., at Gateway Rd., Colorado Springs, CO | Map It
  • Phone: 719/634-6666
  • www.gardenofgods.com

Fodor's Review:

These magnificent, eroded red-sandstone formations—from gnarled jutting spires to sensuously abstract monoliths—were sculpted more than 300 million years ago. Follow the road as it loops through the Garden of the Gods, past such oddities as the Three Graces, the Siamese Twins, and the Kissing Camels. High Point, near the south entrance, provides camera hounds with the ultimate photo op: a formation known as Balanced Rock, and jagged formations that frame Pikes Peak. The visitor center has several geologic, historic, and hands-on displays, as well as a café.

  • Cost: Free
  • Open: May-Oct., daily 5AM-11PM; Nov.-May, 5AM-9PM.
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