Pikes Peak Cog Railway Review 🚂🏔️

We made a last-minute trip to Denver over the Labor Day long weekend. Round-trip red-eye flights were around $300, while flights at better times cost over $600. Without kids, we would’ve taken the red-eye — but with a little one, we had to choose a schedule-friendly option to keep her routine intact. Just one of those hidden costs of parenting! 👨‍👩‍👧💸 The Pikes Peak Cog Railway round trip takes about 3 hours, with a 1-hour stop at the summit (almost 4,000 meters high!). But honestly — the views along the way were pretty underwhelming 😴. The train was cramped and made us all sleepy. We dozed off the whole way up 🥱. At the top, it was snowing lightly ❄️, foggy 🌫️, and FREEZING 🥶. The altitude made us nauseous and uncomfortable, and our daughter kept asking to leave. So we slept all the way back down too 😅. Verdict: This is basically a tourist trap — not worth the time or money. We don’t recommend it. 👎 Later, we visited Garden of the Gods 🌄👏 — and it was fantastic! Beautiful scenery, well-paved trails, stroller-friendly 🚼, and we even spotted some wildlife 🦌🐿️. Highly recommend! ✅ #PikesPeak #ColoradoTravel #FamilyTravel #Denver #GardenOfTheGods #TravelTips