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Royal Gorge & Caņon City
Elevation: 5,332 feet
One-Way Distance from Aurora: 112 miles/179 km
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Royal Gorge, the world's highest suspension bridge spans the Arkansas River at a height of 1,050 feet/320 meters. Admission includes an aerial tram trip and rides on the world's steepest incline railway to the bottom of the Gorge.
Royal Gorge Route, a 24-mile roundtrip train rides through the base of Royal Gorge on a route that has been called, "the most arresting scenic site in all of American railroading.
Buckskin Joe Town & Railway, re-assembled Old West Colorado town that has been used as a filming location for dozens of Western movies with stagecoach rides, shoot-outs, horseback rides and entertainment. Admission.
Colorado Territorial Prison and Museum, museum and tour of the old prison, known as one of the "Hell Holes" of the Old West. Admission fee.