Garden of the Gods is a national natural landmark and public park outside of Colorado Springs. It is free and open to the public; visitors and local families alike come to walk on a gentle slope through gorgeous red sandstone formations up to 300 feet high. When I visited, I met a couple of friendly blue Western Scrub Jays, too.
According to the park website, the name was given to the park in 1859 by two surveyors. One remarked that it would be "a capitol place for a beer garden," to which the other replied: "Beer Garden! Why it is a fit place for the Gods to assemble. We will call it the Garden of the Gods."
We're still waiting for the beer garden...
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