Colorado Cultural Attractions

Renowned museums, art, ancient architecture and more! With Colorado’s Choice Hotels^® you’ll be a stone’s throw away from it all. Take a peek at the cultural attractions the state of Colorado offers.

In Southeast Region

El Pueblo History Museum
301 N. Union Avenue
Pueblo, CO   81003
719-583-0453

Want to learn about the rich history of the area of Colorado you find yourself in? Why not take a trip down to the El Pueblo History Museum, where all guests are afforded valuable insights into the workings of the region’s past? Enrich your mind through museum exhibits, a trading post which dates back to the 1840s, and a real archaeological excavation which is sure to have your mind reeling in historical delight.

Trinidad History Museum
300 E. Main Street
Trinidad, CO   81082
719-846-7217

Guests vacationing to Colorado won’t want to miss out on a perfect opportunity to explore the depths of Colorado’s history through an interesting and engaging venue. The Trinidad History Museum is a complex whose architecture is practically a chronology of the area’s history, starting at a historic 1870’s adobe and working its way to the present, including an 1882 Victorian-style mansion. See life as it used to be, and afterwards visit the Santa Fe Trail Museum and Historic Gardens.

Sangre De Cristo Arts and Conference Center
Pueblo, CO   81003
719-295-7200

Guests visiting the fascinating city of Pueblo won’t want to cheat themselves out of the rich cultural experience which Sangre De Cristo Arts and Conference Center provides to both natives and vacationers alike. Functioning as the cultural hub of Pueblo’s burgeoning artistic interest, the center is dedicated to the housing of art galleries, which includes a collection of Western art, as well as live performances.

In Denver Area

Denver Art Museum
100 W. 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO   80204
720-865-5000

Those with a taste for the finer things in life will rejoice at the chance to visit a world-class collection of art located in the cultural haven of the city of Denver. Recently expanded to include even more of the art which has come to grace the walls of collectors and the glossy pages of textbooks the world throughout, the Denver Art Museum was designed by architect of world renown Daniel Libeskind.

Colorado Railroad Museum
Golden, CO   80403
303-279-4229

Guests visiting the Colorado Railroad Museum will be afforded the treat of learning about one of the greatest forms of transportation to ever zoom across our frontier’s landscapes: that of the railroad. See exactly how and why this mechanical wonder was the catalyst of so much change in our world, and continues to be a thriving backbone of the society which it has practically created in its steamy wake.

Colorado History Museum
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO   80203
303-866-3682

Guests who have decided to vacation to Colorado will want to afford themselves a beautiful view into the rich cultural past of the entire state of Colorado. The Colorado History Museum seeks to allow guests just that - it peers wonderingly into the history of Colorado, from pre-settler times when the area was populated by indigenous Indians, to the present.

In South Central Region

Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
Woodland Park, CO   80863
719-686-1820

Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center has activities for guests of all ages. It’s no wonder there’s a dinosaur museum here - the area is actually rich with paleontological history. Featuring fossils from the area, you’ll see the bones which once inhabited the bodies of creatures from marine reptiles and pterosaurs to real dinosaurs.

American Numismatic Association Money Museum
Colorado Springs, CO   80903
719-632-2646

Everyone likes it, and some can’t get enough of it. Now it’s your chance to learn about exactly what it is at the American Numismatic Association Money Museum. Learn about the history and culture of currency through displays on American gold and other historic forms of payment. Culture, art, history, and science all have their place in the study of fiscal past at the museum.

Iron Springs Chateau Melodrama Dinner Theatre
Manitou Springs, CO   80829
719-685-5104

At Manitou Springs, guests will delight in the opportunity to combine two of their favorite activities: eating and theatergoing. A delicious menu will keep the palate amused while a score of talented actors promises to amuse the rest of the body, mind, and spirit. Old-time sing-a-longs and a musical comedy revue threaten to turn the experience into something brazenly musical. Best of all, guests are invited to “cheer and boo” during the comedy melodrama which ensues on the tantalizing stage of Iron Springs Chateau Melodrama Dinner Theatre.

In Front Range Region

Centennial Village Museum
1475 A Street
Greeley, CO   80631
970-350-9220

Most museums are built to house interests in history, culture, and science. This museum is a little different, however - it is in itself a piece of history. Follow Colorado’s development through time with over 45 historic structures which range from the early days of pioneering America’s great west to the ornate beauty of the Victorian era. See an old schoolhouse, audit a blacksmith’s shop, or see how texts were printed in the days of legend and lore - only at the Centennial Village Museum in Colorado.

Fort Vasquez Museum
13412 US Highway 85
Platteville, CO   80651
970-785-2832

Many industries find their home in the state of Colorado. From beer-brewing to tourism, business ideas abound in this state. But where did Colorado start out? Find out at the Fort Vasquez Museum, where guests can explore the glorious fur-trade era of the 1830’s which took the state of Colorado by storm. Situated on the site of an old adobe fur-trading post, there is no better venue at which to explore this glorious industry of the past.

Leanin’ Tree Museum & Sculpture Garden of Western Art
6055 Longbow Drive
Boulder, CO   80301
303-530-1442

Lovers of fine art will want to find their way to the Leanin’ Tree Museum & Sculpture Garden of Western Art, where they’ll indulge their artistic senses in a world of interpretation like none other in the state of Colorado. 250 paintings grace the museum’s walls, all of which are originals, and 150 sculptures cast from bronze symbolize the American West in their forms of glory - all sprawled out over 50,000 square feet of gorgeously landscaped gardens.

In Southwest Region

Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour
721 County Road 4A
Silverton, CO   81433
970-387-5444

There’s no more revealing trip you’ll take on your vacation to Colorado than this one. Learn about the history of the area and the motives of our ancestors at Old Hundred Golf Mine Tour, where you’ll descend into a real mountainside gold mine. Ride the mine’s operational train, see real demonstration of mining, and participate in a session of real live golf panning.

Jurassic Tours, Inc.
625 Lorah Lane
Hotchkiss, CO   81419
970-872-3959

Colorado has one of the richest paleontological histories in the entire country; nay, on the entire continent. Scientist have become sure that a healthy population of dinosaurs and other primal creatures once populated the Colorado area, and now modern humans are ready to divulge to you exactly what the details are. View and even participate in dinosaur digs, many of which take place in national parks.

Canyon of the Ancients National Monument
27501 Highway 184
Cortez, CO   81323
970-882-5600

Want to learn more about the history of the state of Colorado? Well, there’s no better way to enrich your mind about this beautiful state’s anthropological heritage than from those who were here first. In conjunction with the Anasazi Heritage Center, the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument is a homage to the indigenous human population of Colorado: namely, the American Indians.

In Northwest Region

Canyon Pintado Recreation Area
Meeker, CO   81641

Some of the earliest remains of human activity in the Colorado area were found at Canyon Pintado Recreation Area. Now you’re invited to join in on the anthropological intrigue at the canyon, which features interpretive exhibits, archeological digs, and more interesting relics of humanity’s past scattered about its 16,000-acre sprawling site.

Cross Orchards Historic Farm
Grand Junction, CO   81504
970-434-9814

Life in the early 1900’s. The Wild West had just been pioneered by the founding forgers of America’s future. No limitations were imposed on the dreams of the humans which inhabited the area. Can you imagine? Well, now you don’t have to, because at Cross Orchards Historic Farm it’s all been recreated for you in full, living display. Learn exactly what the life of a Grand Valley pioneer consisted of.

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