Old facades have been carefully restored, but this place has a little glitz of Las Vegas. The local museum features a superb collection of artifacts from gold mining days, and no one should leave Cripple Creek without taking the Molly Kathleen Gold Mine tour. Within a half mile of Blue Skies Inn is our f avorite attraction, the Garden of the Gods, a park of natural red sandstone formations. Several Indian tribes considered it to be a sacred place, thence its name. Take a hike and lean against a warm rock of towering proportions.
Horseback rides available.
Drive twenty minutes north to see where our Air Force officers of the future are schooled. The chapel is noted for its distinctive architecture and interesting use of glass. Located on the original site of the North American Air Defense Command, old barracks have made way for training facilities for our Olympic athletes. Nearby you'll find a cycling velodrome as well. Great western art as well.