Explore Pueblo, Colorado

Explore Pueblo, where the mountains meet the plains! Boasting over 300 days of annual sunshine, this vibrant city is the perfect place to live, work, or visit.

This area is a deeply historic, culturally diverse community that proudly serves as the home of the legendary, locally grown Pueblo Chile. This signature crop takes center stage every September during the famous Chile & Frijoles Festival, anchoring a rich culinary scene and a thriving outdoor recreation culture. Get inspired in the Pueblo Creative Corridor, a premier state-designated arts district packed with galleries, street sculptures, and world-class museums spanning three beautiful, historic downtown hubs.

Historic Arkansas Riverwalk

The Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America brings the brilliance of the Renaissance straight to the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk. As the continent's first permanent museum dedicated to da Vinci’s machines, this world-class destination features over 60 interactive models meticulously built by the Artisans of Florence. It also houses North America's only complete collection of the master's legendary codices and notebooks. Seamlessly blending art, history, and engineering, this immersive STEAM center offers an unforgettable, hands-on experience that lets visitors step directly into the mind of history's greatest genius.

Riverwalk

In the heart of downtown Pueblo, you will find the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk. Stroll the 1-mile-long channel and explore over 54 art pieces, take a boat ride, eat and drink like a local, or shop historic Union Ave for a unique treasure. The Pueblo Riverwalk is the perfect destination for family and pooch-friendly fun or romantic alone time with a special someone.

Pueblo Chile

True foodie’s want to be in the know of all things unique and tasty. Pueblo Green chile is only grown in the rich soil of the Arkansas River Valley in Pueblo County, and Puebloans eat it on everything! The signature dish, The Slopper, is an open-faced cheeseburger smothered in Pueblo green chili sauce. Featured on Food Network and Major League Eating, this is a MUST TRY as you eat your way through Southern Colorado!

Neon Alley

Are you looking to boost your Social Media status, or just looking for your next noteworthy selfie? Known as the “Greatest Collection of Neon Signs in a one-block area east of the Las Vegas Strip and west of Times Square”, Pueblo’s Neon Alley offers that one-of-a-kind backdrop. Not for your average junkyard cat, this Alley is one part eclectic (and electric!) museum and one part public arts project.

Aviation Museum

Known as the Home of Heroes, it is also home to one of the largest aviation museums in the state. The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum spans over 85,000 square feet and nearly a hundred years of military and aviation history, boasting military uniforms, personal effects, weapons, and other artifacts from all branches of the U.S. military, including allies and enemies! Explore and appreciate military history in Pueblo!

Surf & Float

Pueblo's Arkansas River corridor has officially transformed into a premier outdoor adventure destination, anchored by the thrilling Pueblo Whitewater Park and the newly opened Waterworks Park. Located right in the heart of downtown, the half-mile Whitewater Park challenges kayakers, tubers, and river surfers with eight man-made drops and waves set against a massive, vibrant levee mural. Just upstream, the newly opened Waterworks Park replaces an old diversion dam with an all-levels recreation haven featuring newly designed chutes, drop pools, and scenic pedestrian bridges. Together, these parks create a seamlessly navigable, free continuous waterway stretching from the Pueblo Dam all the way to Runyon Lake, perfectly pairing heart-pounding whitewater action with relaxed river-floating, hiking, and pristine Gold Medal trout fishing.