Pueblo
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Pueblo is a city in Colorado. It is overshadowed by Denver and Colorado Springs to the north, but with a population of over 100,000, is a fair-sized community in its own right, and is a gateway to Colorado's high country for travelers coming from the southeast.Get in
By car
Pueblo is on Interstate Highway 25, about 45 miles south of Colorado Springs, 120 miles south of Denver, and 100 miles north of the New Mexico border. US Route 50 connects Pueblo to points east and west.By plane
Pueblo Memorial Airporthas commuter service from Denver.
Colorado Springs Airport (COS) is the closest full-service airport.
Get around
The City Of Pueblo Transit is the city's bus operator. Fares are $1.00 for one-way & $3.00 for a day pass.
See
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phone: +1 719 295-7200address: 210 N Santa Fe Ave.The nation’s No. 2 ranked Children’s Art Museum, according to Child Magazine, is here in Pueblo. This 12,000-square-foot, two-level facility offers innovative, hands-on exhibits focusing on the arts, science and history for people ages one to 101.
Do
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phone: +1 719-545-7967address: 301 N. Main St. Suite 102The Pueblo Symphony orchestra presents a six-concert season of eclectic programs appealing to many different tastes.
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address: 982 Highway 165This destination is worth a look. It is an iron and stone castle being built in the Medieval style.
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phone: +1 719 553-2735address: 100 North Grand AveThe only permanent indoor ice rink in Pueblo. Figure skating and hockey classes and sessions, as well as open public skating, are available.
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Steelworks Museum of Industry and Culture
phone: +1 719-564-9086address: 215 Canal StSteelworks Museum is located in the National Registered CF&I Medical Dispensary part of CF&I office complex. Exhibits include timeline of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company from 1872 to 1993, the story of steel, mineral and gem collection, life in a mining camp, a working nail machine and the mine rescue car. -
phone: +1 719 561-9320address: 640 Pueblo Reservoir Rd
Buy
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phone: +1 719 543-1114address: 3429 Dillon DrOpened in 1976, Pueblo Mall is at the intersection of Interstate 25 and Colorado State Route 47. As Pueblo's only enclosed shopping center, Pueblo Mall's premier location provides high visibility and easy access for the community. The mall's anchor tenants are Dillard's, Sears, JCPenney, and Sports Authority.
Eat
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Pantry Restaurant
phone: +1 719 543-8072address: 1/2 E Abriendo Ave 107Traditional food with amazing green chili. -
Tian Jin
phone: +1 719 560-0903address: 3400 W Northern AveIf you are craving Chinese food, this is the place to go.
Drink
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Big Daddy's Sports Bar and Billiards
phone: +1 719 546-3636address: 4111 Club Manor Dr
Sleep
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SpringHill Suites Pueblo Downtown
phone: +1 719 546-1234address: 150 South Sante Fe AveLuxury hotel downtown. -
phone: +1 719 544-5500address: 3910 Outlook Blvd
Go next
- Bishop Castle, 12705 State Highway 165, in the village of Rye, 719 485 3040. A quirky one-man construction project in progress since 1971, open to visitors during daylight hours year-round. The structure features, among other things, a 160-foot-tall tower, a dragon-shaped chimney, and a ballroom. Donations appreciated.