Explore your city center
Sponsored by Maggie Turner, Realtor with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, these hour-long guided tours introduce the historic landmarks, contemporary artwork, and cultural highlights of Downtown. Catch a public tour for $15 one Saturday each month, or email info@downtowncs.com to reserve a private tour for 10 or more. Student and corporate tours also available.
Pre-registration strongly recommended. Tours frequently sell out in advance. Click individual dates below to purchase tickets.
Starting times & locations
Tours are held one Saturday each month, departing at 10 a.m. from various Downtown coffee shops (check individual dates for location details). Participants are encouraged to arrive 30 min. early to enjoy a free beverage of their choice (included in ticket price).
Cancellation Policy
Tickets are non-refundable. Given 24 hours cancellation notice (call 719-886-0088 or email info@downtowncs.com), tickets may be transferred to a later tour date.
Upcoming events
Walking Tour: Secret Selfie Spots: Downtown Edition
Meet in front of Antlers HotelGrab your phone and your bestie and join us for a fun tour of some of Downtown’s best photo ops. You’ll explore public art while learning about lighting, angles, and more from a professional photographer.
Walking Tour: Historic Architecture & Murals
Wild Goose Meeting House 401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesPast meets future in this behind-the-scenes tour of Downtown’s historic architecture and contemporary murals. Hear the stories of these iconic urban artworks and learn how both contribute to a more walkable, inviting environment for all.
Walking Tour: Art on the Streets 2024!
Wild Goose Meeting House 401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe annual Art on the Streets program transforms Downtown streets into an outdoor gallery. Explore the currently installed artworks and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them. NOTE: This public art exhibition changes each June, so this is the first 2024 walking tour showcasing the new works of art!
Walking Tour: Law & Disorder
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum 215 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesFacilitated by staffers of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Law & Disorder explores how Colorado Springs officials fought to remain a dry town in wet times; the captivating story of how law enforcement, citizens and the Gazette newspaper worked to run the KKK out of town in the 1920s; and an infamous gun battle with train robbers in the streets of Downtown.
Walking Tour: On a Cough and a Prayer
Story Coffee 120 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesIn this tour facilitated by staffers of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, you’ll explore both the reputable and infamous people, places, and treatments that made Colorado Springs famous as a health resort in the late nineteenth century.
Walking Tour: What’s Up Downtown?
Get the lowdown on some of Downtown’s unique businesses while exploring the city center. You’ll learn more about the people who make up the culture of Downtown and get the inside scoop on what it takes to build a vibrant urban environment.
Walking Tour: Ghosts of Downtown
Story Coffee 120 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesHear spooky stories from Colorado Springs’ early days in this interactive tour. Some stories are real; some are fake — can you tell which is which? Hear untold stories of historic buildings and get to know the Ghosts of Downtown.
Walking Tour: Art on the Streets
Wild Goose Meeting House 401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe annual Art on the Streets program transforms Downtown streets into an outdoor gallery. Explore the currently installed artworks and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them.
Walking Tour: On a Cough and a Prayer
Story Coffee 120 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesIn this tour facilitated by staffers of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, you’ll explore both the reputable and infamous people, places, and treatments that made Colorado Springs famous as a health resort in the late nineteenth century.
Walking Tour: Art on the Streets
Wild Goose Meeting House 401 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe annual Art on the Streets program transforms Downtown streets into an outdoor gallery. Explore the currently installed artworks and get firsthand insight into the artists who created them.