# We're Number 3! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089 "2013-06-28T03:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/1 "2013-06-28T03:54:22Z")
I’m sure a lot of people have heard of Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. It’s 1,319 acres, and is visited by well over a million people annually. > [@](#): > > Garden of the Gods, arguably the city’s greatest attraction, has been ranked the second best park in the nation and the third best in the world on TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Attractions list, the travel site announced Tuesday. > **[Web site touts Garden of the Gods](https://gazette.com/news/web-site-touts-garden-of-the-gods/article_09afa79d-8e76-5d3c-b3a6-193d9458b00b.html)** > > For visitors, the intermingling red sandstone that towers over trails, diverse wildlife and a living-history museum is nothing short of majestic. Garden of the Gods, arguably the city's greatest attraction, Pictures– [http://blog.pikes-peak.com/Portals/256887/images/garden-of-the-gods.jpg](http://blog.pikes-peak.com/Portals/256887/images/garden-of-the-gods.jpg) Balanced Rock [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Balance_Rock,_Garden_of_the_Gods,_CO.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Balance_Rock,_Garden_of_the_Gods,_CO.jpg) Kissing Camels [![](http://www.wyattphoto.com/images/large/GoG_D100%2020021022%28028%29_A700-72.jpg) ](http://www.wyattphoto.com/images/large/GoG_D100%2020021022%28028%29_A700-72.jpg) [http://www.rockymtnrefl.com/gardenofthegodswinter.jpg](http://www.rockymtnrefl.com/gardenofthegodswinter.jpg) [![](http://www.coloradoprocessservers.com/Winter%20Time%20at%20Garden%20of%20the%20Gods.jpg) ](http://www.coloradoprocessservers.com/Winter%20Time%20at%20Garden%20of%20the%20Gods.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/2 "2013-06-28T04:01:28Z")
Went there in 1993, while at a conference in Denver. What a great park. Simply stunning. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/3 "2013-06-28T14:52:54Z")
Yanni played there, so it must be good. ---
**Author:** ![jayrey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/47e85d/32.png) [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/4 "2013-06-28T19:07:13Z")
Totally awesome place! Loved it and look forward to going back. Wish the family members who lived in Colorado Springs hadn’t moved elsewhere, dang it! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/5 "2013-06-30T19:01:26Z")
I was there in June of 1997, it was definitely a beautiful part of probably the greatest trip I’ve ever taken. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/6 "2013-07-01T00:03:08Z")
Definitely a good place, but how in heck does it rate above Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion …?? (I could go on.) ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/7 "2013-07-01T00:14:54Z")
I believe the article is poorly written in that it fails to mention they seem to be ranking city parks. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/8 "2013-07-01T00:24:14Z")
I’d say it rates pretty well for it’s size. It’s a very visually pleasing set of giant sandstone outcroppings at the base of The Rockies. You could drive around the park in 15 minutes or you could spend most of a day there with your kids. It’s a very short drive off I-25 and it’s _ **free** _. It isn’t surprising that travelers from all over like to visit the place. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/9 "2013-07-01T00:33:28Z")
As city parks go, it’s not surprising: It really is quite impressive. I mean, we’ve got some rather nice city parks around here, but nothing that comes close to that. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089/10 "2013-07-01T12:41:17Z")
… so you try _really_ hard?