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Colorado Springs Museums
If it’s history and culture you’re after, make sure to take a look at our Colorado Springs museums. Step back in time and explore the Wild West at the Pioneers Museum or Outlaws and Lawmen Museum. Enjoy the art and culture at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. With such a variety to experience, Colorado Springs museums are a treasure trove of history and heritage worth exploring.
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ANA Money Museum
The nation's only public museum and library dedicated to the study and collection of money.
- Downtown Colorado Springs
- $
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Home to the Taylor Museum of Art, Bemis School of Art and SaGaJi Theatre. Featuring traveling exhibitions and permanent collections including Dale Chihuly glass.
- Downtown Colorado Springs
- $-$$$
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Located downtown in the restored 1903 El Paso County Courthouse, preserving the history & culture of the Pikes Peak Region. In 2009, featuring exhibits to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Pikes Peak or Bust Gold Rush.
- Downtown Colorado Springs
- FREE
Cripple Creek District Museum
Three buildings filled with Cripple Creek gold rush history, great artifacts, Victorian rooms, gift shop, turn-of-the-century assay office, historical gold rush photos.
- Mountain Communities
- $
Cripple Creek Heritage Center
Learn about gold mining, geologic and human history, view displays that showcase the unique mountain environment, and learn about regional recreational activities and attractions.
- Mountain Communities
- $
Dinosaur Resource Center
A whole new species of FUN! See unique and spectacular dinosaurs including T-rex, raptors, giant flying and marine reptiles, huge carnivorous fish and life restorations. Look into an actual fossil preparation laboratory.
- Mountain Communities
- $-$$
Dr. Lester L. Williams Fire Museum
This collection was donated to and is presently in the possession of the Friends of Dr. Lester L. Williams Committee and on display and available to the public.
- Southeast Colorado Springs
- FREE
Ghost Town Museum
The museum display is contained in the original 1899 Colorado Midland railroad complex, and contains a complete town made from the very structures that were once decaying into the mountainside.
- Southwest Colorado Springs
- $
Manitou Springs Heritage Center
Explore the history and heritage of Manitou Springs, "Our Story Never Ends".
- Manitou Springs
McAllister House Museum
The McAllister House Museum, built in 1873, is one of Colorado Springs' oldest and most charming landmarks. Through careful research and restoration the NSCDA in Colorado has returned this English Gothic cottage to its original elegance.
- Downtown Colorado Springs
- $
Michael Garman Museum and Gallery
The Michael Garman Museum & Gallery offers over 400 handmade reproductions of Garman's unique sculptures. Garman's work captures the American spirit and features several intricately detailed series: Firefighters, Military, Western, Street Life and more.
- Old Colorado City
- $
Miramont Castle Museum - Manitou Springs Historical Society
Built in 1895, Miramont Castle is a 14,000 square foot National Historic Landmark. Today, Miramont Castle is dedicated to preserving the Victorian heritage of Manitou Springs & the Pikes Peak Region.
- Manitou Springs
- $
Museum of Colorado Prisons
Explore the history of Colorado corrections! Individual MP# and CD audio tours guide visitors through cells filled with exciting exhibits and life sized models that link the past to the present in a dramatic presentation.
- River Communities
National Museum of WWII Aviation
Providing unique educational experiences that promote a deeper understanding of the historical importance of American aviation in World War II and its role in shaping the world in which we live.
- Southeast Colorado Springs
- $-$$
Old Colorado City History Center,
The center represents the interwoven stories of the life and personality of the many people who made Old Colorado City their home, their workplace and their community. The Old Colorado City History Center Museum displays artifacts that tell the story of these people and businesses.
- Old Colorado City
Old Homestead House Museum
As the fanciest of bordellos, the Old Homestead included running water, electricity and even a telephone, as well as full-service staff of chambermaids, housekeepers, a cook and a musician. Guided tours of 10 rooms.
- Mountain Communities
Passages Traveling Exhibition
"Experience the Bible like never before." Passages brings the pages of the Bible to life. This worldwide traveling exhibit allows people to experience the dramatic and insightful inner workings of the Bible.
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- Northeast Colorado Springs
- $-$$
Peterson Air & Space Museum Foundation
The museum is a collection of buildings, an airport and Medal of Honor Park contained within a State Historical District, site of the first Colorado Springs Municipal Airport founded in 1926. The museum collection includes sixteen aircraft and nine rockets/missiles.
- Southeast Colorado Springs
- FREE
Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation
Museum and trolley restoration shops in 1888 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Roundhouse. Ride a 1947 PCC car.
- Northeast Colorado Springs
- $$
ProRodeo Hall of Fame
The only heritage center in the world devoted to professional rodeo. After viewing a history film, visitors can explore the Heritage Hall displaying both historic and modern cowboy gear and clothing.
- Northwest Colorado Springs
- $
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site,
A visit to Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site allows visitors to experience the lives of people who dwelled, worked, hunted, herded and raised families in this area from the 1700s to the early 20th century.
- Southwest Colorado Springs
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum
See 60+ original and restored vintage and antique Indians, Harley-Davidson, Excelsior, and more. View authentic period photographs and a wide display of memorabilia. Free admission! 5865 N. Nevada Ave. 719-487-8005
- Northeast Colorado Springs
- FREE
Space Foundation Discovery Center,
The Space Foundation Discovery Center is an interactive, museum-quality destination advancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in the exciting context of space exploration, development and utilization.
- Northwest Colorado Springs
- $
Victor Lowell Thomas Museum
Two floors of artifacts, books, exhibits and photographs depict the life in Victor from its earlier days to he heyday of gold mining. Pan for real gold and gems outside the museum, open daily.
- Mountain Communities
- $
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
Witness a 37-ton Corliss Steam Engine in operation, learn how to gold pan, see what rocks you eat!, experiment with hands-on exhibits, picnic on our 27 acres, visit with our donkeys, and much more!
- Northeast Colorado Springs
- $
World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame
The international repository for the sport of figure skating and the U.S. and World halls of fame.
- Southwest Colorado Springs
- $
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