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Go back in time to the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Open: Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: 215 S Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, ½ mile east of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum.

Cost: Free admission, donations welcome.

Go here because: The Pioneers Museum is committed to building a lasting relationship to the Pikes Peak Region by preserving and sharing the cultural history through innovative exhibits.

You must: See the building – it was formerly the El Paso County courthouse; the courtroom on the second floor was used in the television show Perry Mason. The newest exhibit is Evidence: Finding the Facts about General William Jackson Palmer (the found of Colorado Springs).

A look back at Lake Placid

40 years later, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Digital Museum looks back at key events and moments from Lake Placid 1980, where the U.S. Men's Ice Hockey Team pulled off the Miracle on Ice and speed skater Eric Heiden won an unprecedented five gold medals.

Bonnie St. John was the first black American to medal in the Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games

A native of San Diego, Bonnie St. John enrolled at a boarding school for budding ski racers, earned admission to Harvard and shined at the Innsbruck 1984 Paralympic Winter Games, where she became the first black American -- male or female -- to medal in an Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games.

Andre Shelby was the first black U.S. Paralympic archer, winning gold at Rio 2016

The first black American archer to compete in the Paralympic Games, Andre Shelby was seeded 12th in the compound open tournament at Rio de Janeiro 2016 but captured the gold medal.

Eric Heiden: five Olympic gold medals were only the start of his success

Eric Heiden won an unprecedented five gold medals at Lake Placid 1980, a fact that most of his present-day patients don't even realize until their return visit to their famous orthopedist.

With little fanfare, George Poage was the first black American to win an Olympic medal

After winning two bronze medals at St. Louis 1904, George Poage retreated from the spotlight and had what appears to be a relatively uneventful life.

The Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Village had a surprising second life as a federal prison

While the Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Village was constructed as a secure facility to protect its residents, many of its features were similar to what was needed for its next use, as a medium-security federal prison that needed to contain its residents.

Al Michaels’ love for the Olympics started with a book at age 9

While doing radio play-by-play for baseball's Cincinnati Reds, Al Michaels was invited to make his Olympic debut at the Sapporo 1972 Olympic Winter Games.

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Tour the U.S. Air Force Academy

Go back in time to the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

Fly away at the National Museum of WWII Aviation

Catch a game or concert at the Broadmoor World Arena

Visit the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College

See a show at the Pikes Peak Performing Arts Center

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Eric Heiden: five Olympic gold medals were only the start of his success

With little fanfare, George Poage was the first black American to win an Olympic medal

The Lake Placid 1980 Olympic Village had a surprising second life as a federal prison

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