West of Colorado Springs, exit 141 off of Interstate 25, business loop of Highway 24 on Manitou Avenue and is one of Colorado's most historic and scenic towns. With beautiful views of Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods, Manitou Springs attracts visitors from all of the Country. Manitou Springs is also a day trip from most other cities in Colorado so it is a perfect destination for a weekend getaway. This is so much to explore and see in Manitou Springs and the surrounding Pikes Peak region. In the heart of the downtown you'll find natural mineral springs from which to can taste the waters that made Manitou Famous. On Ruxton Avenue is where Miramont Castle is located. Built in 1895 as a private home Miramont Castle has nine styles of Victorian Architecture and is now a museum preserving Manitou's victorian heritage. Continue further up Ruxton Avenue and you come to the Manitou and Pikes Peak COG Railway. The COG has been taking visitors to the top of Pikes Peak since 1891. Just a short drive from downtown Manitou Spring, up on Highway 24 are two other main attractions to the Pikes Peak area, The Manitou Cliff Dwellings and The Cave of The Winds. The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a rare historical treasure. These are authentic Anasazi Cliff Dwellings built more than 700 years ago and are architectural remnants of American Indian culture that roamed the Four Corners area of the southwest from 1200B.C to A.D. 1300. The Cave of the Winds is one of Colorado's Geological Wonders. You can view passages with pristine geological formations, marvel at the spectacular stalactites and stalagmites, be amazed by twisted, curled crystals that defy the laws of gravity. In you love to horseback ride, there is no better place than rid