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Cripple Creek - Florissant

DAY ONE
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Breakfast in Cripple Creek, Colorado
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Travel down Teller One to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (719) 748-3253
9:30 am - 12:30 am	Enjoy all there is to see and do at the Fossil Beds (giant tree stump, hiking, Ranger talks, etc.)
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch at Costello’s Street Coffee House
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm	Visit other points of interest in the Florissant, Colorado Area Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum (719) 748-8259 Nature’s Wealth Fossil Dig (719) 748-3805 Hornbek Homestead (one of the area's first homestead locations) When done return to overnight in Cripple Creek or travel down High Park Rd to Cañon City

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Colorado Jeep Tours

Royal Gorge Cabins

You Scream Ice Cream Emporium

The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey

Arkansas River Tours

The Cripple Creek Hospitality House & Travel Park

The Old Homestead House Museum

Royal View Campground

Royal Gorge Route Railroad

Bunk House Burgers

City of Florence

City of Cañon City

City of Cripple Creek

Echo Canyon River Expeditions

Fortune Club Diner and Rooms

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co.

Cripple Creek District Museum

Royal Gorge Bridge & Park

Victor Lowell Thomas Museum