By RICH LADEN | The Gazette | Published: February 8, 2021 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Tribune News Service) The Olympic Games might have been postponed in 2020, but the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum still won the equivalent of a gold medal. The venue, which opened last summer in downtown Colorado Springs, was named this month as the nation s best new attraction for 2020 by USA Today. The 60,000-square-foot museum honors the Olympic and Paralympic movements and their athletes through artifacts, displays and exhibits. Its cutting-edge technology such as mobile apps, video captions, audio description tracks and universal keypads guide visitors through the Olympic and Paralympic experience.
US Olympic & Paralympic Museum named country s Best New Attraction in USA Today
By: Brenda Argueta
and last updated 2021-01-01 13:16:15-05
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. â Right in Colorado Springs, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum announced Thursday it had been named the country s Best New Attraction in 2020 in USA Today s 10Best Readersâ Choice Awards.
The museum officially opened in downtown Colorado Springs in late July 2020 after its opening was delayed due to COVID-19.
The museum features high-tech exhibits honoring the history of the United States Olympic and Paralympic movement while celebrating the achievements of its athletes. There will be 12 galleries featured in the museum that will go through an Olympic or Paralympic athlete s journey.