Colorado, Mesa Verde National Park
Spanish for green table, Mesa Verde offers a spectacular look into the lives of the Ancestral Pueblo people who made it their home for over 700 years, from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1300.Today, the park protects over 4,000 known archeological sites, including 600 cliff dwellings. These sites are some of...
Colorado, Durango
This historic train has been in continuous operation for 126 years, carrying passengers behind vintage steam locomotives and rolling stock indigenous to the line.Experience the adventure of traveling by a historic coal-fired, steam-powered locomotive on the same tracks miners, cowboys and...
Colorado, Mesa Verde
This archeological site offers scientists and visitors alike insight into the lives and migratory patterns of early Native Americans, the Peubloan people.Yucca House is one of the largest archeological sites in southwest Colorado, and acted as an important community center for the Ancestral...
Colorado, La Junta
The old fort features a reconstructed 1840's adobe fur trading post on the mountain branch of the Santa Fe Trail where traders, trappers, travelers, and Plains Indian tribes came together.William and Charles Bent, along with Ceran St. Vrain, built the original fort on this site in 1833 to trade...
Colorado, Estes Park
The Rocky Mountain National Park provides a wide variety of camping and hiking experiences for those exploring these majestic peaks.This living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, with elevations ranging from 8,000 feet in the wet, grassy valleys to 14,259 feet at the weather-...
Colorado, La Junta
The site of the 1864 attack on Native American villages by Colorado Territory Militia now exists as a memorial to those killed in the massacre.In the 19th century, the United States' movement westward caused many issues with the Native Americans. The Sand Creek Massacre is an example and is...
Colorado, Cortez
Hovenweep National Monument protects six prehistoric, Puebloan-era villages spread over a twenty-mile expanse of mesa tops and canyons along the Utah-Colorado border.Multi-storied towers perched on canyon rims and balanced on boulders lead visitors to marvel at the skill and motivation of their...
Colorado, Platteville
This site is an 1835 fur trading fort on the South Platte River.This is the site of an 1835 fur-trading fort, following the paths of founders Louis Vasquez and Andrew Sublette. The traders employed many of their mountain-man friends, including Baptiste Charbonneau and Jim Beckwourth, at this...
Colorado, Colorado Springs
The museum collection consists of over 250,000 objects encompassing the history of numismatics from the earliest invention of money to modern day.Through the discovery of money, America’s largest museum dedicated to numismatics brings culture to life. The museum explores art, history,...
Colorado, Dolores
This museum explores the Ancestral Puebloan culture and other Native cultures in the Four Corners region; the starting point for visits to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.The museum features permanent exhibits on archaeology, local history, & Native American cultures, two 12th-...
Colorado, Denver
Founded in 1971 by Paul W. Stewart, the museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving and disseminating the contributions of Blacks in the Old West.While famous for telling the story of Black cowboys, we are broader than this with interests in the stories of all those early Blacks who came west...
Colorado, Boulder
The history of Colorado's iconic city, Boulder, is documented and preserved in its eponymous history museum.The museum exhibits artifacts from its collection of over 35,000 objects of historical significance donated by Boulder area families over the past sixty years. The Museum rotates its...
Colorado, Golden
The museum has a number of permanent exhibits about Buffalo Bill's life and times and features bows and arrows belonging to Sitting Bull, the 19th-century Indian holy man.See Sitting Bull's bow and arrows, Buffalo Bill's show outfits, Frederick Remington's "Portrait of a Ranch Hand,"...
Colorado, Denver
Since 1792, the United States Mint has been the federal agency responsible for the production and distribution of our Nation’s coinage.Since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792, it has grown tremendously. The United States Mint receives more than $1 billion in annual...
Colorado, Florissant
Beneath a grassy mountain valley in central Colorado lies one of the richest and most diverse fossil deposits in the world.The fossils, rocks, hills, and valleys that make up Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument reveal to us an ancient story of redwood forests, volcanic eruptions, and a...
Colorado, Alamosa
The San Luis Valley Museum documents the story of the people who explored and settled the San Luis Valley, one of the largest high desert valleys in the world.The museum has educational displays featuring artifacts, photographs, antiques and collectibles portraying early ranch and farm life. It...
Colorado, Aurora
The Aurora History Museum is a community-based cultural center featuring changing history and decorative arts exhibits.The museum strives to reach more and more citizens with local history programs and introduce them to the museum as a cultural resource. Educational programs, tours, workshops...
Colorado, Berthoud
Located in the shadow of northern Colorado's 14,000-foot Longs Peak, this museum is dedicated to documenting the history of the Little Thompson ValleyOnce home to the Native American, trapper, cattleman, and homesteader, Little Thompson Valley's story is told through the museums various exhibits...
Colorado, Breckenridge
Learn about general Breckenridge history and Colorado’s second oldest museum and “log cabin naturalist."Edwin Carter was a Breckenridge pioneer and famous "log cabin naturalist." Concerned about the impact of mining on the local wildlife in the late 1800's, Carter...
Colorado, Buena Vista
The Buena Vista Heritage operates the Buena Vista Heritage Museum, the Turner Farm and the St. Elmo Schoolhouse.Located in the 1882 Old Chaffee County Courthouse, the Buena Vista Heritage Museum exhibits include a fashion room, commerce and industry room, and schoolroom. The Buena Vista Depot (...
Colorado, Cañon City
Located in the historical cell house that was the original Women's Correctional Facility constructed in 1935, this museum showcases the history of the staff and inmates of this former prison.The remodeled facility now welcomes visitors to explore 32 cells filled with exciting exhibits and life...
Colorado, Cedaredge
Pioneer Town is a museum and historical village. Visitors can go back in time by visiting the museum's replicas of early 20th century town buildings.Visitors can experience a old-time Western saloon, marshall's office, barber shop, bank, clothing store, jail, Indian head collection, and creamery...
Colorado, Colorado Springs
As a true preservation of Colorado’s western past, Ghost Town Museum is a fun and historic look back at kind of old west town that used to embody this area.During the Colorado Gold Rush of the 1860s & 70s, towns sprang up overnight and blanketed the west. If gold or silver were not...
Colorado, Denver
Discover the diversity of Colorado from its earliest inhabitants to pioneer families at this museum.Constructed in 1977, the museum preserves a collection of historic and prehistoric artifacts. Special galleries feature changing exhibitions on life and culture in the American West. Imagine...
Colorado, Colorado Springs
The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy is the only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of rodeo and its star, the rodeo cowboy.Opened in August 1979, with a first-year honoring of 69 two-legged plus 14 four-legged contestants, the museum allows visitors to...
Colorado, Colorado Springs
Located downtown in the beautifully restored 1903 El Paso County Courthouse, the museum portrays the history and culture of the Pikes Peak Region.The Museum has over 40,000 objects in its collection including nationally significant collections of quilts, Van Briggle art pottery, plus the finest...
Colorado, Craig
Housed in the former 1921 National Guard Armory, this building was renovated to become the local history museum of Northwest Colorado.The Cowboy and Gunfighter Museum, housed within the Museum of Northwest Colorado, showcases Mr. Bill Mackin's collection of nearly 1,000 "working cowboys...
Colorado, Denver
The building was constructed in 1909 for Engine Company No. 1 by Glen W. Huntington, noted Denver architect, as the largest firehouse ever built in Denver.The building served as a working fire station until 1974. Now it offers hands-on activities combined with the museum’s exhibits,...
Colorado, Lafayette
Built in the 1890's, the house was occupied by miners at the Gladstone Mine northeast of Lafayette. The Lewis Home became the Lafayette Miners Museum in August of 1976.In December of 1913, coal miner William E. Lewis and his family purchased the home. from Oscar Padfield (Padfield's father had...
Colorado, Denver
Built in 1883 by Rocky Mountain News publisher Williams Byers, this home was sold in 1889 to the family of William Gray Evans, an officer of the Denver Tramway Company.Enjoy this distinctive house museum, which includes guided tours as well as a short film featuring the careers of these two...
Colorado, Pueblo
The site includes an 1840s-style adobe trading post and plaza, and the archaeological excavation for the original 1842 El Pueblo trading post.The museum building showcases the city's history and the various cultural and ethnic groups in Pueblo and the region. The site also features the Frontier...
Colorado, Fort Garland
Fort Garland is a historic milestone of the fort once commanded by the legendary frontiersman Kit Carson.Established in 1858 in southern Colorado, Fort Garland, with its garrison of over 100 men, served to protect the earliest settlers in the San Luis Valley. The museum includes a permanent...
Colorado, Georgetown
An engineering marvel originally built in 1884, the railroad fulfilled the hopes of Georgetown citizens to become a prosperous settlement connected to Denver and points east. Today the Loop is a popular tourist attraction and an uncommon way to see the Clear Creek Valley. Along the route...
Colorado, Leadville
Discover two of Leadville's earliest houses for a glimpse of western life in a booming silver-mining camp.James V. Dexter's surprisingly plush 1879 log cabin was the Leadville residence of the mining investor and businessman. By that time he was already wealthy man and loved a wide variety of...
Colorado, Trinidad
The museum features several attractions on one block in Trinidad's acclaimed historic district.Landmark homes, local treasures, and lovely gardens make the Trinidad history Museum a great place to spend the day. The complex includes: the Baca House (colorful furnishings in thie unique adobe home...
Colorado, Montrose
The Ute Museum sits in the heart of traditional Ute territory on lands once homesteaded by Chief Ouray.The museum lies on the original 8.65-acre homestead owned by Chief Ouray and his wife, Chipeta. Built in 1956 and expanded in 1998, the museum offers one of the most complete collections of the...
Colorado, Denver
This Dutch Colonial Revival cottage, built in 1899, reflected the original owners' desires reflect similar to homes on the East Coast.Today, the Pearce-McAllister Cottage is home to the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys, which manages the site, and has exhibits throughout the house....
Colorado, Georgetown
Louis Dupuy, an adventuresome Frenchman, began this luxurious hostelry and restaurant in 1875 in Georgetown, Colorado, a center for silver mining.The NSCDA in Colorado purchased the building in 1954 and now operates it as the only hotel museum in The National Society. Extensive work has been...
Colorado, Fort Collins
The Foundation manages the Avery House Historic District, the 1882-83 Fort Collins Water Works and the Museo de las Tres Colonias.Incorporated in 1972, the mission of the Poudre Landmarks Foundation, Inc. is to preserve, restore, protect and interpret the architectural and cultural heritage of...
Colorado, Fort Morgan
The Fort Morgan Museum tells the story of Fort Morgan and Morgan County through permanent and temporary exhibits that showcase the museum's collection.The permanent and temporary exhibits at the museum showcase the variety of history and culture found in the area, including: archaeology,...
Colorado, Frisco
This museum gives visitors a look of what life might have been like in the 1880s, featuring exhibits and artifacts in the park buildings.In 1983, the Frisco Historical Society and the Town of Frisco officially dedicated the museum, opened the schoolhouse and park to the public, and successfully...
Colorado, Colorado Springs
McAllister House, a charming brick and limestone Gothic-style cottage, is one of the first substantial dwellings constructed in Colorado Springs.Built a year and a half after the city was founded, when most houses were of vernacular frame construction, it is the oldest house still standing....
Colorado, Golden
Explore how the people of Golden, Colorado settled a bustling town that served the developing West as a government center and mining supply town.The Astor House was built in 1867, and stayed in continuous operation as a boarding and rooming house until 1971. It rented rooms and served hot meals...
Colorado, Golden
The Golden Pioneer Museum has been the repository of Golden's history since 1939, and their collection reflects a long-term dedication.Exhibits in the museum include: Native American artifacts and timelines, pioneer domestic life, ranching in the Golden area, Golden's commercial history, antique...
Colorado, Grand Lake
This is the only remaining log hotel built in Grand Lake prior to 1900, built by a man drawn westward by the mining, trapping, fishing and tourist phase of the Grand Lake community.The Kauffman House is an excellent example of an early residence and tourist hotel. It was built in 1892 by Ezra...
Colorado, Greeley
Located in a beautiful 1929, building that formerly housed the Greeley Tribune newspaper offices, this 34,000 square-foot museum opened in 2005.Step inside the historic entrance or new glass atrium doors and begin exploring Greeley's rich history. There are mini-exhibits and temporary exhibits (...
Colorado, Littleton
For more than 30 years, the Littleton Historical Museum has served as the primary repository for the history, art, and culture of Littleton.Located on 39 acres, the museum consists of two living history farms (one from the 1860’s and one from the 1890’s), a small lake, a collections...
Colorado, Longmont
The St. Vrain Historical Society provides tours and information of several different historical locations: the Hover home, the Old Mill Park, St. Stephen's Church, and a walking tour of Longmont's other historical homes.
Colorado, Longmont
The Longmont Museum and Cultural Center features four exhibit galleries, three classrooms for special events and programs, and an outdoor courtyard.Two of the four exhibit galleries, the Longmont gallery and the Longs Peak Room, contain long-term exhibits on the history and culture of Longmont...
Colorado, Louisville
The Louisville Historical Museum occupies three historic buildings constructed between 1904 and 1908.The main building is historically known as the Jacoe Store and features a variety of artifacts and historic photographs that reflect the settlement and industry of Louisville, including coal...