I love this little live theater venue hidden up in the small mining and tourist town of Cripple…read moreCreek, Colorado. And I don't get here often enough. I drove up today (about an hour drive from my house in Colorado Springs.) after a friend recommended the play she had just seen here, Spamalot! It is a funny, energetic, musical version of Monty Python's search for the holy Grail. The theater is very historical and fun to visit. It is upstairs and used to be a Dancehall! For Spamalot, the bar offered a specialty drink, called the Excalibur, which had rum, amaretto, and various fruit juices and was very tasty!

This is the definition of a quaint little tourist spot. Home to "summer actors and actresses" from…read moreall around the US getting some experience and adding to their resumes, there's always a show on and an enthusiastic cast. Second visit, this time for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Since we're in Colorado every summer, will probably be back next year. Consistently good and a fun excursion.

Danny was an amazing teacher for our first dance at our wedding. He was thorough and helped us…read morelearn the basics before moving on the to more complex steps and piecing them together to make a coordinate yet spontaneous first dance. I highly recommend Danny for lessons for any occasion!

Scott is so talented and is attentive to my goals and is able to break down steps so I can easily…read morefollow along.

Three of four loved the new production , Where We Belong at FAC. How did she remember all that? As…read morea Mohegan and a Shakespeare doctoral candidate her discussions on language disappearing was intriguing. In addition having someone sign for the deaf brought another dimension. I loved the show.

Absolutely incredible show. I saw Elf and let me be the first to say it was so Christmas. My one…read morecomplaint they didn't ask me on stage...I was confused. Pissed I didn't get on stage.

My daughter has been going to the conservatory for years and loves every minute of it. She started…read moreout in a summer program and then started along the core program. She has never looked back. She has been able to perform in many different events and even was asked to perform the national anthem at the switchbacks game on the 4th of July. The opportunities and learning the conservatory provides is second to none in the area. I strongly suggest giving them a try and you will surely be pleased at the results.

Be very careful of sending your children here. My daughter was in a summer class of all girls…read more(mostly 12 & 13 yrs old) with a crotchety old man teacher. He barked orders at them & was not remotely fun for a KIDS theater class!!! The GROSSness was when he told the young ladies to look "more sensual" as they walked on stage and chose this song from Pippin with these lyrics: "TWO GIRLS: Romance - sex presented pastorally" "LEADING PLAYER: You will witness acts of: A PLAYER: Lust! A PLAYER: Murder! A PLAYER: Holy War! LEADING PLAYER: And a climax, ladies and gentlemen, a climax never before seen on a public stage" NO!!! Not REMOTELY appropriate. I don't know if the Conservatory has to do background checks the way schools & churches do but this is unacceptable.

WOW!! This tour was so much fun and a great way to learn the history of Cripple Creek and Victor…read more The tour is 90 minutes long and covers Cripple Creek, Victor and the gold mine overlook. Along the tour local historical characters, in period dress, jump on and off the trolly giving a brief and often humorous short talk. This was a great deal for only $10. They also gave us free water LOL.

What a wonderful way to learn about Cripple Creek and Victor. So much fun. Local characters…read morejoining us along the way made it very exciting. Two hours packed with information provided by our tour guides. Very reasonable and so much fun. Highly recommend you take advantage of this wonderful tour.

My family was visiting Colorado Springs during Spring Break. We were looking for something…read moreinteresting indoors to do while it was still too chilly go hiking. We had a military discount, so it cost our family of 4 $20 to go in. There were lots of things to look at, great photo spots, two scavenger hunts to get us all exploring and reading the plaques (all 4 of us got a color changing pencil for turning in the correct papers), and a free poster to remember the visit. There are some displays that were hands on, and some that were off limits. There were lots of sanitizer stations, and signs reminding everyone to stay 6' apart. We had no problem avoiding the other people in the building. We bought some astronaut ice cream to share in the gift shop. We were in the center for about 1.5 hours. They had demonstrations of making ice cream and also tablets that could control robots, but both had crowd limits, and we didn't want to wait. The staff was very polite and friendly in explaining the wait time. When we left there was a family waiting to go in, with someone at the front door to keep a count of the number of people inside. We wore masks the entire visit. Definitely worth a visit, not sure if my teenagers would go back for a second visit if the displays don't change often, but they both said they enjoyed the trip, and both made references to things they learned later in the day.

When my daughter were in CS a couple of months ago, we had this place on our list and it didn't…read moredisappoint! It was very interactive, which is great when you are trying to teach your kids things, especially with science. There were a lot of stations to do stuff as well. All of the employees were really nice as well. Not sure if we would go back since we already 'been there and done that' but it was really cool the first time.

Amazing. So glad that places like this exist in the world. So, for those who have never been to…read moreColorado or the greater Colorado Springs area, there is a rich history of mining in our state. This place has preserved a trove of antique treasures. They have a bunch of 'scenes' that show how things used to be in the old west, as well as interactive elements that you can engage in exchange of a few quarters. Worth a stop. The gift shop is reasonably priced and super cute.

I have no idea how I found this little gem but I'm so glad that I did. Honestly, I wasn't very…read moreexcited about visiting, but, since I had already dragged my husband to an alpaca farm, I thought it was only fair that he got to do something that I really wasn't interested in. When we got to the address, the road was closed. Surely the museum was closed too. (You can feel my heartbreak, right?). I called, they were open. (Sigh). They told us how to get onto the property - I think the left turn that we made onto the museum's dirt road was probably illegal - but we did get there. Outside the museum were large hunks of metal - machines that I had no clue their purpose. I'd be lying if I told you that I gleefully walked into the building, anxious to be broadening my knowledge of mining. No, I sat in the car trying to think of reasons that would keep us from having to spend an hour or more broadening my knowledge of mining. By now, my husband was already walking in - it was too hot to sit in the car and since he had the keys, I was out of good options. Walking in, I noticed that this museum lacked pretension. You buy tickets at a desk a few steps from the door. But don't let the casualness of the check-in process deceive you. This museum is a labor of love by those who want to share their knowledge and passion to those of us lacking either. I was immediately sucked in... So many amazing displays, easy to read, easy to understand. You could read as much or as little as you'd like. There is so much more than just gold - other precious metals, gems and the king of all mining - coal were on display. One room that blew my mind contained cases of various ores that were luminescent under black light. So cool. I mean, really, who knew these even existed? We really did need to get on the road and this time it was my husband dragging me out, I could have spent the rest of the afternoon there - reading all of the displays and watching the available videos. There was a tour beginning in 15 minutes though we were the only ones there. If you are in the area, please make the time to visit this little gem! (And yes, the pun is intended!!).

Went here during a crafting event a couple weeks ago and had an absolute blast. I admittedly had no…read moreidea this business was here, nor that there was anywhere in the city to do tie dye. Color me surprised when we showed up here. The process was explained at length and was super easy! There were numerous colors, and help any time it was needed. My friends and I had so much fun that we'll be coming back soon. I have a date planned to come on my birthday and dye a jumper. Highly recommend if you love crafting and even if you don't. It's easy and fun.

Holly and Matty are so knowledgeable and great to work with. Tie dye is such a fun way to connect…read morewith your people and remember not everything is going to go exactly as planned! Captain Drips is the perfect place to bring friends and family for any type of celebration or event. I wish I could hang there all the time!! Great vibes, amazing people, and affordable prices.