Editing Colorado Springs, Colorado (section)

===Tourism===
[[File:PikesPeakFromUCCS.jpg|thumb|[[Pikes Peak]], the easternmost "[[fourteener]]" in the United States]]
Almost immediately following the arrival of railroads beginning in 1871, the city's location at the base of [[Pikes Peak]] and the [[Rocky Mountains]] made it a popular tourism destination. Tourism is the third largest employer in the Pikes Peak region, accounting for more than 16,000 jobs.<ref>{{cite web |title=DOLA Planning and Management Region 4 Socioeconomic Profile |url=http://www2.cde.state.co.us/artemis/locserials/loc615017internet/2012/loc615017region04internet.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020801/http://www2.cde.state.co.us/artemis/locserials/loc615017internet/2012/loc615017region04internet.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |url-status=live |publisher=State Demography Office}}</ref> In 2018, 23 million day and overnight visitors came to the area, contributing $2.4&nbsp;billion in revenue.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Longwoods Staff |date=June 1, 2019 |title=Longwoods Travel Research – Pikes Peak Region}}</ref>

[[File:Garden of the Gods 03.jpg|thumb|left|[[Garden of the Gods]]]]
Colorado Springs has more than 55 attractions and activities in the area,<ref name="Visitcos" /> including [[Garden of the Gods]] park, [[United States Air Force Academy]], the [[American Numismatic Association|ANA]] Money Museum, [[Cheyenne Mountain Zoo]], [[Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center]] at [[Colorado College]], [[Old Colorado City]], The National Museum of World War II Aviation, and the [[U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Leslie Weddell |title=There's more to Colorado Springs than just that beautiful mountain |date=May 21, 2000 |newspaper=The Gazette |location=Colorado Springs}}</ref> In 2020, the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum]] opened;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rich |first=Laden |title=Olympic Museum now slated for 2020 opening |newspaper=The Gazette |url=https://gazette.com/business/olympic-museum-now-slated-for-opening-as-projects-take-shape/article_af795b88-c282-11e8-988a-9391be3ae5ab.html |access-date=January 18, 2020 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427221517/https://gazette.com/business/olympic-museum-now-slated-for-opening-as-projects-take-shape/article_af795b88-c282-11e8-988a-9391be3ae5ab.html |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Flying W Ranch]] Chuckwagon Dinner & Western Show reopened in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stanton |first=Billie |date=June 29, 2019 |title=Flying W Ranch to soar once more in Colorado Springs |newspaper=The Gazette |url=https://gazette.com/news/flying-w-ranch-to-soar-once-more-in-colorado-springs/article_9f0b2030-8229-11e9-84ab-735f12455901.html |access-date=January 18, 2020 |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221050625/https://gazette.com/news/flying-w-ranch-to-soar-once-more-in-colorado-springs/article_9f0b2030-8229-11e9-84ab-735f12455901.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A new [[Pikes Peak Summit]] Complex opened at the {{convert|14115|ft|m|adj=on}} summit in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title={{convert|2.2|mi|km|adj=on}} Break Ground on New Pikes Peak Summit Complex |url=https://gejohnson.com/news/officials-break-ground-on-new-pikes-peak-summit-complex/ |access-date=January 18, 2020 |website=GE Johnson Construction Company |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919154703/https://gejohnson.com/news/officials-break-ground-on-new-pikes-peak-summit-complex/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway]] also reopened in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Evan Ochsner |date=July 2, 2021 |title=Updated Cog Railway and new summit house officially open at Pikes Peak |newspaper=The Gazette |location=Colorado Springs |url=https://gazette.com/news/updated-cog-railway-and-new-summit-house-officially-open-at-pikes-peak/article_0181037c-d9e1-11eb-b25b-4bad66989331.html |access-date=July 10, 2021 |archive-date=July 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710214255/https://gazette.com/news/updated-cog-railway-and-new-summit-house-officially-open-at-pikes-peak/article_0181037c-d9e1-11eb-b25b-4bad66989331.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The downtown Colorado Springs Visitor Information Center offers free area information to leisure and business travelers.<ref name="Visitcos">{{cite web |title=Colorado Springs Vacation & Tourism Information – Colorado Springs Colorado |url=http://www.visitcos.com/ |access-date=August 31, 2012 |website=Visitcos.com |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428000157/http://www.visitcos.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region]] (COPPeR), also downtown, supports and advocates for the arts throughout the Pikes Peak Region. It operates the PeakRadar website to communicate city events.<ref>Culture Office of the Pikes Peak Region [http://coppercolo.org/ Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831130744/http://www.coppercolo.org/ |date=August 31, 2011 }}. Retrieved July 12, 2011.</ref>