What You Can Expect At Our Historic Properties
Upon arriving at Penrose House, there are accessible parking spaces available in the parking lot to the right. From the parking lot, follow the signs to the powered accessible entrance. Once in the House, there are two other powered accessible entrances and an elevator to help our guests navigate to their meeting room. Accessible restrooms are located on each level.
If your group is having an event in the Garden Pavilion, there is accessible parking in the upper lot and an entrance that can be accessed from the upper lot. The restrooms for events in the Garden Pavilion are located in the teahouse and can be accessed via a ramp.
Our conference coordinators are happy to talk through accommodations and answer questions about personal requests. Let our team know when making your reservation or call ahead at (719) 577-7000.
Will Rogers Shrine is uniquely situated on the side of Cheyenne Mountain. The Shrine’s interior rooms, chapel, and gender-specific restrooms are only accessible by stairs. The walk from the parking lot to the shrine is approximately 50 yards uphill on an asphalt path. At the top of the path are 10 stone stairs that lead to the Shrine. The viewing deck is made of uneven stone. The Education Center is located adjacent to the parking lot and features exhibits about the history of the Penroses and Will Rogers Shrine.
Penrose Heritage Museum strives to offer accessibility services to facilitate a welcoming experience for all our guests. After parking in The Broadmoor parking garage, you can follow the Know Before You Go Guide to navigate to the entrance of the Museum which is located at street level across from The Broadmoor hotel and adjacent to Bartolin Hall. A city bus stop is also located directly across the street from the Museum entrance. Gender-specific restrooms are available on the first floor of the Museum, and a family restroom is also available in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Experience Gallery. To explore our galleries, we offer one standard wheelchair on a first-come, first-served basis as well as an elevator to access the Heritage Gallery and an ADA-accessible ramp to access the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Experience. All museum videos are open-captioned, and we offer large print guides for each gallery and screen reader guides available digitally through our website and QR codes in the Museum.