My parents took us down right after it opened. Drives down to Colorado Springs were a great trip, so stopping to see the academy was extra.
Beautiful land and academy design.
Actually go there twice, in ‘84 again in ‘86;
Loved the “Garden of the Gods” so much from the first visit (’84) that we drove the long, boring length of Kansas on I=70for a return visit two year later.
If I were forced to relocate somewhere in the CONUS it would be to the “Four Corners” region.