Taking the Kids: To Olympic City

Visiting Colorado Springs will let you learn more about the Olympics and you might even meet an aspiring Olympian.
Taking the Kids: To Olympic City
Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. Paris, France—June 7, 2024. Dreamstime/TNS
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Welcome to Olympic City. Not Paris, where the quadrennial 2024 summer games open July 26. Olympic City USA is Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Fun fact: This is the first time the Olympics will be in Paris since 1924.

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