The Milano Cortina Winter Games have ended. But in Colorado Springs, the celebration never stops. That’s thanks to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, the state-of-the-art complex that keeps the festive spirit going year-round. Maybe that’s reason enough to visit. Here are five more reasons: Visitors to the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs end their visit viewing medals lining a long hallway February 14, 2026. The museum has one of the most complete collections of medals in the world. Photo by Mark Reis 1. Torches and medals Visitors start in a room displaying one of the world’s two complete collections of Olympic torches ー 40 of them in a row. And visitors end down a hall lined with medals ー again, one of the most complete collections in the world. We counted 160, starting with a pair from 1896 Athens, the site of what’s considered the first modern Olympics. The torches start with 1936 Berlin.…