Palmer Lake
Travel Guide
Visit Palmer Lake
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Reviewed on Feb 16, 2025
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Reviewed on Feb 13, 2025
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Reviewed on Feb 14, 2025
Popular places to visit
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Garden of the Gods
Get a taste for the Colorado landscape as you explore this huge city park on your own or during a guided bus or Segway tour.
![US Air Force Academy showing modern architecture](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/71000/71736-Us-Air-Force-Academy.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
US Air Force Academy
Enjoy a free tour of the military campus where young men and women are trained to be officers in the United States Air Force.
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Pikes Peak
Admire the dramatic views from this peak in the Rocky Mountains, the inspiration behind the famous lyrics of “America the Beautiful”.
![Cheyenne Mountain Zoo which includes land animals and zoo animals](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/74000/74271-Cheyenne-Mountain-Zoo.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Tour the mountainside zoo to see hundreds of animals in replicas of their natural habitats. Feed giraffes and look down on the animals from a chairlift.
![Glen Eyrie Castle featuring heritage architecture, a castle and a park](https://a.travel-assets.com/findyours-php/viewfinder/images/res70/71000/71885-Glen-Eyrie-Castle.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Glen Eyrie Castle
Visit the English castle-like home and extensive grounds that once belonged to the founder of Colorado Springs and his family.
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Cave of the Winds
Go on a subterranean adventure to explore caves, caverns and rock formations that are hundreds of millions of years old.
Things to do
![Rocky Mountain NP & Garden of Gods Self-Guided Driving Tour](https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/48510462/81c3bf6f-0561-4577-b9b1-653ee82ea779.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Rocky Mountain NP & Garden of Gods Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour
![Foothills, History, and Garden of the Gods Jeep Tour](https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/4777465/57255245-7b7f-49b5-9800-c6d78c34203d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Colorado Springs: Garden of the Gods and Foothills Jeep Tour
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Colorado Springs: Garden of the Gods Luxury Jeep Tours
![Garden of the Gods Self-Guided Walking & Driving Audio Tour](https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/47661284/4ae5f53c-6e84-44c2-a396-b7825356853d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
Garden of the Gods Self-Guided Walking & Driving Audio Tour
![The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum is a one-of-a-kind tribute to the Olympic and Paralympic movements, with Team USA athletes at the center of the story.](https://mediaim.expedia.com/localexpert/48992285/c11b9d33-d3c7-4357-ac9f-f9664b4313fc.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh)
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Admission
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