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15 Things You Know To Be True If You're From Colorado Springs

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15 Things You Know To Be True If You're From Colorado Springs
Laurel Anne

1. The Incline is the devil and almost kills you every time yet you've done it more times than you can count.

2. King's Chef is hands down the best place to get breakfast/ brunch.

3. Garden of the Gods is the best tourist place to visit even if you're not a tourist.

4. Manitou is like traveling to another dimension.

5. Graffiti Falls is the coolest summer hang out spot.

6. If you've never been to the top of Pikes Peak and had a donut at 14,000 feet are you even really from Colorado Springs?


7. A day a Santa's Workshop was all you needed to get into the Christmas spirit in July.

8. Running down Barr Trail is your idea of fun.

9. Walking around the Broadmoor Hotel is something that happens regularly even though you've never actually been a guest.

10. The Gingerbread house creations at the Broadmoor during the holidays never cease to amaze you.

11. You always look forward to have a delicious turkey leg at Territory Days in Old Colorado City every year.

12. You've been to so many concerts at Red Rocks, but all other concert halls with never live up to how amazing Red Rocks is.

13. You always tune into NORAD's Santa Tracker.

14. You've broken out those cowboy boots to have a night out on the town with your crew, usually to Cowboys.

15. It's the best city in whole dang State.


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