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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

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Giraffes at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The zoo's giraffe breeding program is the most prolific in the world. There is even a Web cam (online camera view) for giraffe LCCN2015633992
Giraffes at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The zoo's giraffe breeding program is the most prolific in the world. There is even a Web cam (online camera view) for giraffe LCCN2015633992

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a zoological park located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountain in the United States. At an elevation of 6,714 feet (2,046 m) above sea level, it is the highest zoo in the country. The zoo covers 140 acres (57 ha), 40 of which are in use. The zoo houses more than 750 animals, representing nearly 170 different species, with more than 30 endangered species. The zoo was ranked the #4 best zoo in North America in 2018 by USA Today. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road
80906 Colorado Springs
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Giraffes at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The zoo's giraffe breeding program is the most prolific in the world. There is even a Web cam (online camera view) for giraffe LCCN2015633992
Giraffes at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The zoo's giraffe breeding program is the most prolific in the world. There is even a Web cam (online camera view) for giraffe LCCN2015633992
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Broadmoor World Arena (1938)

The Broadmoor World Arena was a skating rink and hockey arena located at The Broadmoor Resort & Spa in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally an outdoor equestrian center and riding academy, the building was enclosed and converted into an ice arena which opened in January 1938. It was the original home of the Colorado College Tigers hockey team, as well as the Broadmoor Skating Club, a major force in the figure skating community. The building served as the first home of the NCAA Hockey Championships, hosting the first ten Final Fours (1948–1957) and once more, in 1969. The arena served as host to the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in 1962. It also hosted the World Figure Skating Championships five times between 1957 and 1975. With wooden seats, red aisle carpeting, and wildlife paintings on the walls, the arena had an intimate atmosphere that reflected its lakeside, resort hotel setting. The arena was the primary arena setting in the 1978 movie Ice Castles.In 1993, the Broadmoor announced that it would be closing the arena to make room for a $27 million expansion of the resort. It closed in March 1994. The last major event held at the arena was the 1994 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The Tigers moved their hockey games to the similarly-named World Arena. In April 2014, after an agreement with the Anschutz Entertainment Group (owners of The Broadmoor resort), the World Arena in south Colorado Springs was formally renamed the Broadmoor World Arena, in order to take advantage of the name recognition of the original building.There is a memorial on the grounds of the hotel to the members of the 1961 US Figure Skating team, all of whom perished in the crash of their flight to the 1961 championships near Brussels, Belgium. Many of them had trained at the Broadmoor.