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MUSEUMS
 
Museums
 
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Vail
 
 
 
 
 
ColoradoSprings/Pikes Peak

 

Ricky Mountain Dinosaur and Resource Center
201 S. Fairview St., Highway 24, Woodland Park, CO • 719-686-1820.
RMDRC is home to an awe-inspiring di
splay of dinosaurs, prehistoric marine reptiles, pterosaurs and fish of North America's late Cretaceous. Visitors can enjoy a wide collection of fossilized animals, see working fossil laboratory and enjoy life-restoration as well as skeletons of these fascinating enimals. The best part, due to on-going field work, exhibits change periodically.

Canon City / Royal Gorge Country

Dinosaur Depot Museum
330 Royal Gorge Blvd. • Cañon City, CO 81212 • 800.987.6379 • 719.269.7150
Fax: 719.269.7227 • This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Garden Park paleontology Society's Dinosaur Depot Museum - a must see in Cañon City! Among the dinosaurs on display is the worlds most complete Stegosaurus. Discovery Room, Preparation Laboratory and Museum Store.

Fremont Center for the Arts
505 Macon Ave. • Cañon City, CO 81212 • 719.275.2790
Located in the Historic Post Office. Rotating Gallery Exhibits. Classes for all ages. Gift Shop featuring local artisans, Art Library and Permanent Collection. Open Tues.-Sat. 10am-4pm. Where Art is the HeART of the community!

Museum of Colorado Prisons
201 N. 1st St. • Cañon City, CO 81212 • 719.269.3015
Audio Tour, Gift Shop with Prison Crafts, Historic Walking & Ghost Tours, Historic Re-enactments, Senior & Group Discount. Hours Vary - Call/visit website.

Price Pioneer Museum
100 East Front Street • 719.784.1904
Three story museum. Oil & coal mining displays. Rock room. Dolls, dishes, & clothing. Miliatary & Native American memoribilia. Daily life exhibits. Old City Jail & outhouse. Come Explore Our Past.

The Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center
612 Royal Gorge Blvd. • P.O. Box 1460 • Cañon City, CO 81212 • 719.269.9036
The Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center, a full-stop shop for history buffs. Research library, museum and photo galleries, historic cabin and house. Programs for all ages. Hours vary.

 

Vail

 

Colorado Ski Museum
Open Daily 10am-8pm, (970) 476-1876, 231 S. Frontage Rd, East Vail

 

Leadville

 

Healy House Museum
912 Harrison Ave • Leadville, CO • 719.486.0487
Glimpse western life in a booming silver-mining camp - visit a plush 1870s log cabin & lavish Victorian home. Heritage gardens. May-Oct. Daily 10-4:30.

Heritage Museum
102 E. 9th St. • Leadville, CO
719.486.1878 • Featuring Leadville's History. 10th Mountain display. Ice Palace, Diorama room. Open May thru Oct. 10am-6pm.

The Matchless Mine
1 14 miles east on E 7th St. • Leadville, CO • 719.486.1229 • This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Final home of Baby Doe Tabor at the famous Matchless Silver Mine. Open 9-4:30 Daily June-August. Weekends and by appointment May & September.

National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum
120 W 9th St. Leadville, CO • 719.486.1229 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
"Smithsonian of the Rockies!" Open 9-5 Daily May-October.
Open 11-4 Daily Nov.-April

Tabor Home
116 E. 5th • Leadville, CO • 719.486.2092 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Open Memorial Day through Labor Day. Step back in time & tour the fully restored home of Augusta & Horace Tabor.

 
COLORADO ONLINE VACATION GUIDES
The Official Guide of Colorado Ski Country USA
and the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association
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