Older than Colorado statehood itself, after opening in 1874 the Cliff House at Pike’s Peak was a stagecoach stop along the gold mining route from Colorado Springs to Leadville. Later it became a military barracks and then finally a hotel, hosting VIP guests as diverse as Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Dickens, and P.T. Barnum. Many rooms offer views of towering Pike’s Peak and its surrounding foothills.

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The Cliff House