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Roadside Attraction

Cave of the Winds

Cave of the Winds Road
Manitou Springs, CO 80829

(719) 685-5444
(719) 685-1712 FAX

www.caveofthewinds.com

Probably the most well known of the roadside attractions in the Centennial State. The Cave offers a general tour, a discover tour and even a full-day explorer tour.

My parents took me here as a young child (see the photo below). Things have changed. Now When I was there there was the cave, a gift shop and a 'tribe' of Indians that camped outside. Now, there are laser shows and other distractions for the kiddies.

Here's a really cool film from 1925:

And a more recenet movie:

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Cave of the Winds
Cave of the WInds. Postcard ca. 1930.


Cave of the Winds
Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Cave of the Winds
Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Cave of the Winds
Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Cave of the Winds
Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Cave of the Winds
Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Williams Canyon at Cave of the Winds
Williams Canyon at Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Switchbacks leading to Cave of the Winds
Switchbacks leading to Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Williams Canyon at Cave of the Winds
Williams Canyon at Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Williams Canyon at Cave of the Winds
Williams Canyon at Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Williams Canyon at Cave of the Winds
Williams Canyon at Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1920.


Frank Brusca and his parents at the Cave of the Winds in 1957
Frank Brusca and his parents at the Cave of the Winds in 1957.


Cave of the Winds
Cave of the Winds. Postcard ca. 1960.



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