Looking for some indoor and educational fun for the family? Try out any of these great Museums in the Colorado Springs area. From Palmer Lake to Pueblo, you are sure to find one that the entire family will love!
Palmer Lake
Palmer Lake Historical Society
66 Lower Glenway
Palmer Lake, CO 80133
719-559-0837
The Vaile Museum is open Wednesdays 1 pm to 4 pm & Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm
https://palmerdividehistory.org/
In 1956 a group of residents recommended that a manuscript detailing the founding of Palmer Lake, Monument, and the surrounding Tri-Lakes region be published. To accomplish this, they also recommended that a historical society be formed to continue the preservation of the area’s history. That is how the Palmer Lake Historical Society was formed.
Today the society maintains the Lucretia Vaile Museum in Palmer Lake to preserve the records and artifacts of the Palmer Divide. The society also organizes free events for the community and supports the publication materials on local history.
Monument
Western Museum of Mining and Industry
225 North Gate Blvd
Colorado springs, Colorado 80921
Phone (719) 488-0880
Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
WMMI features actual operation of its carefully restored multi-ton steam engines and mining machines. See a model mining drift and fluorescent minerals. Tours and Gold Panning are included with your admission
Manitou Springs
Manitou Springs Heritage Center and Museum
517 Manitou Avenue | Manitou Springs, CO 80829
https://manitouspringsheritagecenter.org/
open Tuesday through Sunday from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm.
Historic Manitou Springs, Inc., is an educational non-profit based in Manitou Springs, Colorado, at the foot of Pikes Peak, which operates the Manitou Springs Heritage Center and was formed in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Our mission is to collect, preserve, research, and interpret the history and culture of Manitou Springs and the Pikes Peak Region.
Colorado Springs
ProRodeo Hall of Fame
101 Pro Rodeo Dr Colorado Springs, CO 80919
Main:(719) 528-4764
https://www.prorodeohalloffame.com/
The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and Museum of the American Cowboy educates the public about rodeo, its history and impact on Western American culture, and provides recognition to rodeo notables of the past and present and serves as an inspiration for the future.
11 Lake Circle Colorado Springs, CO 80906
https://www.elpomar.org/About-Us/museum-and-legacy-properties/penrose-heritage-museum-1/
Penrose Heritage Museum exhibits 30 carriages, personal artifacts of Spencer and Julie Penrose and 15 race cars that competed in the infamous Race to the Clouds, one of the oldest motorsport events in the U.S., second only to the Indianapolis 500.
Space Foundation Discovery Center
4425 Arrowswest Dr Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Tuesday-Saturday: 9am-12pm; 1pm-4pm Sunday: 1pm-4pm
https://www.discoverspace.org/
Space Foundation's Discovery Center is the region's first and only dedicated space, science and technology center. It is an interactive, education-focused destination that advances science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the exciting context of space exploration, development and utilization.
1 South 24th St Colorado Springs, CO 80904(719) 636-1225
Open Year Round
2333 Steel Dr Colorado Springs, CO 80907
https://coloradospringstrolleys.com/
We are located in the 1888 Rock Island Roundhouse, in the historic Roswell area of Colorado Springs. Our mission is to promote interest and knowledge of street rail transportation, restore our vintage trolley cars and preserve the remarkable transit legacy of our city.
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum
200 S Sierra Madre St Colorado Springs, CO 80903
The 60,000-square foot U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs is dedicated to America’s greatest athletes and their compelling stories, with the artifacts, media and technology behind the athletes who make the United States proud. The Museum focuses on the core values of the Olympic and Paralympic movements: friendship, respect and excellence; determination, equality, inspiration and courage.
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S Tejon St Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Hours: Tues. – Sat. 10 am. – 5 pm.
Free Admission
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum (CSPM) is committed to building a lasting connection to the Pikes Peak region by preserving and sharing our cultural history and accomplishes this mission through innovative exhibits, educational outreach and programming, and preservation of its object and archival collections.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site at Garden of the Gods
1401 Recreation Way, Mail Code: 1200 Colorado Springs, CO 80905
Wednesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 1 – 5 p.m.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site is a living history museum located on 230 acres at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, CO. Historical interpreters, dressed in clothing appropriate to their respective era, offer tours, demonstrations, and hands-on learning activities. Experience the daily lives of the people that lived, worked, hunted, herded, and raised families on this land at Rock Ledge Ranch. Check-out our special events throughout the year!
Ghost Town Museum
400 S 21st St Colorado Springs, CO 80904
https://www.ghosttownmuseum.com/
Ghost Town Museum evolved from a desire to preserve this era for generations to come. Our “town” is an indoor collection of the very structures that were left to decay around the Pikes Peak region, all looking much as they would have 100 years ago. An impressive array of everyday artifacts is displayed in each building.
The museum is housed inside a historic stone structure. In 1899, the Colorado Midland Railroad constructed it as a maintenance building for the steam locomotives that hauled gold ore to the Golden Cycle Mill, once located across the street from the museum. The Roundhouse next door and the Ghost Town Museum are all that remain of the operations of the Golden Cycle Company, which closed the facilities in 1949.
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum
19 N Tejon St Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Open Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Free admission
https://www.themotorcyclemuseum.com/
Since 1992, The Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame has been dedicated to the preservation of antique and classic motorcycles from the early 1900s through the 1970s.
818 N Cascade Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Museum Hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:30am to 5pm.
https://www.money.org/money-museum
Through the discovery of money, America’s largest museum dedicated to numismatics brings culture to life. The museum explores art, history, science and much more to promote the diverse nature of money and related items.
The museum includes exhibits in three main galleries, where visitors can find spectacular rarities and learn about the history of our nation and the world as seen through money.
Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek District Museum
5th & Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek, CO 80813 (719) 689-9540
Located at the head of Bennett Avenue, the Cripple Creek District Museum complex contains five historic buildings with mining memorabilia, maps, paintings, glass and china, children's items, furnishings, an assay office, a photograph gallery, Indian artifacts, mineral displays and excellent examples of how people lived over a century ago. Admission: $8 Adult $6 Military 12 & Under Free with purchase of Adult or Military Admission
Cripple Creek Heritage Center
9283 Hwy 67, Cripple Creek, CO 80813 (719) 689-3315
11,600-square-foot visitors center is designed in a style reminiscent of the town’s heyday; however, the technology is all 21st century. State-of-the-art doesn’t begin to describe what awaits you in the area’s newest Pikes Peak travel center: multiple hands-on exhibits combine interactive technology with tactile, audio and video techniques, for an opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the glory days of the World’s Greatest Gold Camp. Other exhibits showcase the area’s geology, flora and fauna and regional recreation opportunities.
Cripple Creek Fire Station # 3 -
147 E Bennett Ave, Cripple Creek, CO 80813 (719) 689-0240
The Cripple Creek Fire Department Station # 3 was completed in 1900 to provide protection from a recurrence of the city’s two catastrophic fires in 1896, which burned 47 acres of the city and destroyed more than 400 buildings. The museum is operated by the City of Cripple Creek to commemorate the service of our brave firefighters throughout the years. It houses numerous displays and photographs of the unique fire fighting history of Cripple Creek.
The museum will be open on weekends starting Memorial Day weekend and continuing through Labor Day weekend.
Victor
Ute Pass Historical Society invite you to come and see our historic buildings, exhibits, and photographs. Our staff and volunteers take great pride and pleasure in showing visitors the wealth of artifacts, documents, and artwork housed in the Pikes Peak Museum, a group of five historic buildings at Ute Pass History Park in Woodland Park, Colorado. What’s more, our Gift Shop offers books and other items that reflect the rich history of the Ute Pass area.
Victor's Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum
103 S. 2nd St, Victor, CO 80860 (719) 689-3461
This rugged three-story museum does more than showcase tractors, vehicles and old pulleys and equipment–this museum is also a working garage. Visitors can watch a complex systems of pulleys and belts that power extremely large machines and equipment that would have been found in a large garage like this. An old blacksmith forge is complete with a hammer and anvil and still used at this garage today. Some of the vehicles on display are on loan to the museum; however, the large collection of tractors and equipment belongs to the curator of the museum–be sure to catch some of the great history and stories behind the impressive pieces on display!
Admission to this museum is free, and donations are welcomed. The museum is open Memorial Day thru Labor Day, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Wednesday – Sunday.
Lowell Thomas Museum
www.victormuseum.com 298 Victor Ave., Victor, CO 80860 (719) 689-5509
The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum is an original 1899 building that houses two floors of artifacts, books, exhibits and photographs depicting the life in Victor from its beginnings to the heyday of gold mining. Outside during the sunny summer, you can pan for real gold and gems. The panning trough is open daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day, weather allowing. You can also step into the modern-day era of mining. Take a tour of the real, working gold mine located here in Victor's back yard.
Gift shop offers books, historic maps and postcards, real stone and Victorian jewelry, old-time games and puzzles, gold ore and rocks and minerals.
Admission:
$7 Adult $6 Seniors
12 & Under $5 - includes gold panning - weather permitting
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