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| 1 Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Adobe fort reconstructed in 1976. Center for trading and only major permanent white settlement on the Santa Fe Trail between Missouri and Mexican settlements. | Address 35110 Highway 194 East La Junta, Colorado 81050 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Colorado Springs (90) Denver (160) Closest Interstate: I-25 Closest Airport: Colorado Springs COS | Contact Phone 719 383-5010 | ||||||||||||
| 2 Centennial Village Museum | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: 28 structures from Tipis to tents to sod houses, homesteads, and mansions, several festivals and living history weekends each year | Address 1475 A Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Denver (50 mi) Closest Interstate: I-25, US 85 Closest Airport: Denver Intl DEN | Contact Phone 970 350-9220 | ||||||||||||
| 3 Chimney Rock Archaeological Area | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: In the San Juan National Forest. Original ruins, both excavated and not, "great kiva", restored ruins | Address San Juan National Forest Durango, Colorado | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Santa Fe NM (155 mi) Closest Interstate: I-70 to the north, I-25 south & east, both 100 miles away Closest Airport: Durango DRO | Contact Phone 970 883-5359 | ||||||||||||
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| 4 Museum of Colorado Prisons | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Located in the women's prison | Address 201 N 1st St PO Box 1229 Cañon City, Colorado 81212 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Colorado Springs (35) Closest Interstate: I-25 exit at US 50 Closest Airport: Colorado Springs COS | Contact Phone 719 269-3015 | ||||||||||||
| 5 Cross Orchards Historic Site | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Former large fruit farm, restored bunkhouse, barn/packing shed, Swanson display of effects & implements, road building equipment | Address 3073 F (Patterson) Rd Grand Junction, Colorado 81504 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Western
Colorado Closest City: Denver (190 mi), Salt Lake City UT (210) Closest Interstate: I-70 exit US Rt 6 Closest Airport: Grand Junction Walker Field GJT | Contact Phone 970 434-9814 | ||||||||||||
| 6 Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Costumed interpreters at fur trading post of 1826. | Address Confluence Park Delta, Colorado 81416 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Western
Colorado Closest City: Denver (175 mi) Closest Interstate: I-50 exit US 50 in Grand Junction (35 mi) Closest Airport: Montrose County MTJ | Contact Phone 970 874-8349 | ||||||||||||
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| 7 Fort Vasquez | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Reconstructed adobe fur trade post of 1835 | Address 13412 US 85 Platteville, Colorado 80561 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Denver (30) Closest Interstate: south end of town on US 85 Closest Airport: Denver Intl DEN | Contact Phone 970 785-2832 | ||||||||||||
| 8 Four Mile Historic Park | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Oldest house in Denver, surrounded by park with costumed farm activities, three barns, chicken coops, gold panning pond | Address 715 S Forest St Denver, Colorado 80246 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Denver Closest Interstate: I-25 exit 204 Closest Airport: Denver Intl DEN | Contact Phone 303 399-1859 | ||||||||||||
| 9 Ghost Town Museum | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Original gold rush era museums moved to one place: sheriff's office, general store, saloon, jail, house, blacksmith Inside one big building | Address 405 S 21st St Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Colorado Springs Closest Interstate: I-25 exit Midland Expressway (US 24) Closest Airport: Colorado Springs COS | Contact Phone 719 634-0696 | ||||||||||||
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| 10 Lakewood's Heritage Center at Belmar Park | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Mansions, pump house & water tower, school, 1930's farm house, Belmar farm & Belmar Mansion | Address 797 South Wadsworth Blvd Lakewood, Colorado 80226 | ||||||||||||
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Metro Denver Closest City: Denver Closest Interstate: I-25, exit US 6, W 6th St Closest Airport: Denver Intl DEN | Contact Phone 303 987-7850 | ||||||||||||
| 11 MacGregor Ranch and Museum | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Original homestead, still a working ranch. 1896 ranch house. | Address 180 MacGregor Lane Estes Park, Colorado 80517 | ||||||||||||
| General Location:
NW of Denver Closest City: Denver (50 mi) Closest Interstate: I-25, US 34 (20 mi), I-25 US 36 (31 mi) Closest Airport: Denver Intl DEN | Contact Phone 970 586-3749 | ||||||||||||
| 12 Old Town Museum | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: Depot, Law Office, Bank/Real Estate office, barber shop, general store, newspaper office, church, drug store, leather shop, others | Address 420 S 14th St Burlington, Colorado 80807 | ||||||||||||
| General Location:
Eastern Colorado Closest City: Denver (150 mi) Closest Interstate: I-70 Closest Airport: Colorado Springs COS, Denver Intl DEN | Contact Phone 719 346-7382 | ||||||||||||
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| 13 South Park City | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: ghost town, boom town, museum | Address 100 4th St PO Box 634 Fairplay, Colorado 80440 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Denver (60) Closest Major Road: off US 285, 20 mi South of I-70 Closest Airport: Denver Intl DEN | Contact Phone 719 836-2387 | ||||||||||||
| 14 Washington Mine Tour | Click here for hours, admission fees, details of what's there, local lodging, local information & nearby things to do | ||||||||||||
| Description: walk along tracks into 100 year old mine | Address 309 N Main PO Box 745 Breckenridge, Colorado 80424 | ||||||||||||
| General Location: Closest City: Denver (60 mi) Closest Interstate: I-70 exit 203 Closest Airport: Vail Eagle County EGE | Contact Phone 970 453-9022 | ||||||||||||
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