The Will Rogers Shine of the Sun sits high above the city on Cheyenne Mountain. And its views are as great as its history. 85 years ago, on September 6th 1937, construction was complete and the ...

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN • The Will Rogers “Shrine of the Sun” carries a sound that you feel, and the first sound you feel is the wind. It whhhhssshes down the eastern ...

In tribute, the Penrose mausoleum was christened the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. Ever since, Rogers' body has been in Oklahoma, as his spirit infuses Colorado’s "singing tower.” ...

We’re at the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, commissioned in 1934, dedicated in 1937 to Will Rogers," Wynn explains. The Shrine was built by Spencer Penrose, ...

The Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun musical instrument chimes every quarter hour and on the hour and plays a musical program every day at 10:00am, 12:00pm and 5:00pm. It has been playing since 1937.

Scenes from the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun taken Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2002. Spencer Penrose commissioned the construction of the shrine in 1934, ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is hosting its 15th annual 'Run to the Shrine' – a 4-mile run through the Zoo that goes up to the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun and ...

Rogers often found material for his radio broadcasts and newspaper columns by observing Congress. ... an airport and a shrine to the sun in Colorado Springs, Colorado, are named after Rogers.

“I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you can get so sore at yourself that you forget to hate your enemies.” — Will Rogers COLORADO SPRINGS — In 1937, gold ...

More than 1,000 runners finished the Run to the Shrine on a beautiful Saturday morning in the Colorado Springs foothills between the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. There ...