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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.

Price Guidelines (per person)
$= $1-$9     $$ = $10-$24     $$$ = $25+


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ANA Money Museum

Money Museum Colorado Springs The nation's only public museum and library dedicated to the study and collection of money.

  • Downtown
  • $

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

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 Pioneers Museum

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
  • FREE

Cripple Creek District Museum

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

Pikes Peak 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 Depot Museum

Dinosaur Depot Museum A gem located in one of the best places in the world to see fossils and rocks where dinosaurs are found. Among our dinosaurs on display, is the world's most complete Stegosaurus.

  • River Communities
  • $

Dinosaur Resource Center

Rocky Mountain 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

Dr. Lester 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
  • FREE

Ghost Town Museum

Ghost Town 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
  • $

Manitou Springs Heritage Center

Manitou Springs Heritage Center Explore the history and heritage of Manitou Springs, "Our Story Never Ends".

  • Manitou Springs

McAllister House Museum

McAllister House Museum Colorado Springs 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
  • $

Michael Garman Museum and Gallery

Michael Garman Magic Town 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

Miramont Castle Visit the Queen's Parlour Tearoom in historic Miramont Castle Museum, Manitou Springs, where you can play make-believe wearing our Victorian hats and derbies. Homemade soups, hearty sandwiches, fabulous desserts.

  • Manitou Springs
  • $

Museum of Colorado Prisons

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

Old Colorado City History Center

Old Colorado City Historical 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.

  • Old Colorado City
  • FREE

Old Homestead House Museum

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

Peterson Air & Space Museum Foundation

Peterson Air & Space Museum 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 eight rockets/missiles.

  • Southeast

Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation

Pikes Peak Historic Street Railway Museum Museum and trolley restoration shops in 1888 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Roundhouse. Ride a 1947 PCC car.

  • Northeast
  • $$

ProRodeo Hall of Fame

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

Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site

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
  • $-$$

Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum

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
  • FREE

Victor Lowell Thomas Museum

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

Western Museum of Mining and 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
  • $

World Figure Skating Museum & Hall of Fame

World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame The international repository for the sport of figure skating and the U.S. and World halls of fame.

  • Southwest
  • $
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