US Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs Things To Do

  • Address: [600-699] Pinion Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80906-2030
  • Phone: +1 719 333 2025
  • Website:www.usafa.af.mil
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5.0
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2.0
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US Air Force Academy
[600-699] Pinion Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80906-2030

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  • This scenic pine filled campus with a Rocky Mountain backdrop, is home to America's future Air Force officers. Enter Colorado's third most popular attraction at the North Gate for a glimpse of a B-52 bomber. Travel six miles to the visitor center, chock-full of exhibits, short films and a gift sh... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Visitors can tour this modern sprawling campus that includes the Academy, Falcon Stadium, a chapel and Arnold Hall, ... more on TripAdvisor
  • Colorado Springs' pride and joy got its start in 1954 when Congress authorized the establishment of a U.S. Air Force Academy and chose this 18,000-acre site from among 400 prospective locations. The first class of cadets enrolled in 1959, and each year since, about 4,000 cadets have enrolled for ... more on Frommers
  • The academy, which set up camp in 1954, is one of the most popular attractions in Colorado. Highlights include the futuristic design, 18,000 beautiful acres of land, and antique and historic aircraft displays. At the visitor center you'll find photo exhibits, a model of a cadet's room, a gift sho... more on Fodor's

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5.0
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

LOVED IT MY BROTHER GOES THERE. IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU GO LOOK ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0
Breathtaking Campus!

USAFA is one of the most beautiful university campuses of the service academies. I was very impressed! a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

5.0
my home town

(March 06, 2002 00:00)

i will always love the place i come from an i guess you could say i am biest to the town but there is no better place you could live. it is an absolute marvle to visit as well. the senery and the diverseity make it the pefect ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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Cadet Chapel

The Cadet Chapel at the US Air Force Academy is beautiful! It's an A-frame metal church with beautiful stain glass and huge pipe organ. It's so gorgeous - it's hard to describe in words. If you can - ask someone to give you a tour - the tour guides are full of informative details. We went twice a... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

3.0
Don't expect too much

There really isn't anything much to see here at the US Air Force Academy. Start at the well-equipped Visitors Center (with its own museum, theatre and gift shop), and proceed to the magnificent Cadet Chapel. Apart from these, there's really nothing much else to see here. You may run into one of t... chua_herbert, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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