Home rule city and seat of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States
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Pueblo, also known as the Steel City or Home of the Heroes, is a city of about 112,000 people in the Eastern Plains of Colorado. It is on the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek.
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The nation’s No. 2 ranked children’s art museum, according to Child Magazine, is here in Pueblo. This 12,000-square-foot, two-level facility offers innovative, hands-on exhibits focusing on the arts, science and history for people ages one to 101.
This is a great museum containing a large collection of aircraft and military memorabilia. From World War 1, 2, America's involvement in the Middle East, and even the Space Race, this museum showcases fascinating aircraft from all over history.
Steelworks Museum is in the National Registered CF&I Medical Dispensary part of CF&I office complex. Exhibits include timeline of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company from 1872 to 1993, the story of steel, mineral and gem collection, life in a mining camp, a working nail machine and the mine rescue car.
The Pueblo Symphony orchestra presents a six-concert season of eclectic programs appealing to many different tastes.
The only permanent indoor ice rink in Pueblo. Figure skating and hockey classes and sessions, as well as open public skating, are available.
The Riverwalk, Pueblo Riverwalk
Pueblo's main center of town, a canal looping around the downtown of Pueblo in the same spot as where the Arkansas River was before the Great Flood. The riverwalk has lots of food, shopping, history boat rides, events, history, and art. There are various plaques describing the history of the flooding and a slab of steel from the 9/11 attacks in New York City, that was given to the City of Pueblo. Take a walk here, go to an event, or even take one of the historic boat rides along the canal.
Traditional food with amazing green chili.
If you are craving Chinese food, this is the place to go.
Luxury hotel downtown.
Opened in 1976, Pueblo Mall is at the intersection of Interstate 25 and Colorado State Route 47. As Pueblo's only enclosed shopping center, Pueblo Mall's premier location provides high visibility and easy access for the community. The mall's anchor tenants are Dillard's and JCPenney.
By plane
Colorado Springs Airport (COS) is the closest full-service airport.
By bus
The City Of Pueblo Transit is the city's bus operator.00 for a day pass.
By bicycle
The city of Pueblo has many bicycle routes throughout the town, and some bicycle lanes, some being separated from cars and some being shared. Shared lanes should be signed.
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