Space Foundation Discovery Center
Space Foundation Discovery Center is a museum in El Paso, Colorado which is located on Arrowswest Drive. Space Foundation Discovery Center is situated nearby to the government office El Paso County Citizens Serivce Center, as well as near DMV (Citizens Service Center)- El Paso County Clerk and Recorder.- Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Address: 4425 Arrowswest Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glen Eyrie and Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site.
Glen Eyrie
Castle
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0.
Glen Eyrie is an English Tudor-style castle built in 1871 by General William Jackson Palmer, the founder of Colorado Springs. The castle is owned today by The Navigators, a worldwide Christian organization. Glen Eyrie is situated 1¼ miles west of Space Foundation Discovery Center.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
Photo: ERoss99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is a living history museum and farm located at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Staff and volunteers dressed in period-appropriate attire interpret life in the Pikes Peak region from 1775 through 1910. Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is situated 1½ miles south of Space Foundation Discovery Center.
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado High School
School
Coronado High School is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Colorado Springs School District 11. Coronado High School is located on Mesa Road and Fillmore Street, on a mesa overlooking Colorado Springs, with a view of Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado High School is situated 1½ miles south of Space Foundation Discovery Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden of the Gods and Roswell.
Garden of the Gods
Locality
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garden of the Gods is a 1,341.3-acre public park located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. 862 acres of the park was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Garden of the Gods is situated 2½ miles southwest of Space Foundation Discovery Center.
Roswell
Suburb
Roswell, now annexed into the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a coal mine settlement near the northern bluffs of Colorado Springs and a 19th-century railroad junction. Roswell is situated 2½ miles southeast of Space Foundation Discovery Center.
Pikeview
Hamlet
Pikeview is a neighborhood of Colorado Springs, annexed to the city as the "Pike View Addition" on August 1, 1962. In 1896 there was a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad station in Pikeview, and miners had begun digging a shaft for the Pikeview Coal Mine. Pikeview is situated 2½ miles northeast of Space Foundation Discovery Center.
Space Foundation Discovery Center
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89582° or 38° 53′ 45″ northLongitude
-104.86264° or 104° 51′ 46″ westOperator
Space FoundationOpen location code
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include El Paso County Citizens Serivce Center and DMV (Citizens Service Center)- El Paso County Clerk and Recorder.
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