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Colorado Springs Museums
(Colorado Springs, Colorado - CO, USA)



Colorado Springs is blessed with several excellent museums that document the history of Colorado Springs and the surrounding Pikes Peak region. The city's museums are often housed in beautifully restored period buildings and visitors are treated to fascinating highlights of Colorado Springs' colorful past.

Attractions at the museums in Colorado Springs range from displays about the city's beginnings as a resort town and its Native American roots, to the days of the gold rush and cattle ranching. Here are the main museums in Colorado Springs.




Colorado Springs Museums: American Numismatic Association Money Museum - 818 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado (CO), USA
Tel: +1 719 632 2646
Sure to be of interest to all budding capitalists, this Colorado Springs museum is the only one of its kind in the country and home to a vast collection of rare coins, paper money, tokens and other money related items from around the world. Rotating exhibits at the American Numismatic Association Money Museum keep things fresh.
Colorado Springs museum open: Monday to Friday - 09:00 to 16:00, Saturday - 10:00 to 16:00, Sunday - noon to 16:00
Colorado Springs museum admission: free

Colorado Springs Museums: Manitou Cliff Dwellings Preserve and Museums - Manitou Springs, Colorado (CO), USA
Tel: +1 719 685 5242
At the foot of Pikes Peak are the authentic Anasazi Manitou cliff dwellings. Built over 700 years ago and moved here by concerned archeologists in the early 1900s, this area of Colorado Springs is now protected by a red sandstone overhang. The reconstructed village gives a clear insight into the life of Anasazi Indians back in the 12th to 14th centuries. Two museums house displays of American Indian artifacts, while American Indian dances are performed during the summer.
Colorado Springs museum open: daily - 09:00 to 18:00, seasonal variations apply
Colorado Springs museum admission: charge, discounts available for seniors and children, children under six years old are free

Colorado Springs Museums: ProRodeo Hall of Fame and American Cowboy Museum - 101 Pro Rodeo Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado (CO), 80919, USA
Tel: +1 719 528 4764
The ProRodeo Hall of Fame and American Cowboy Museum is home to an extensive collection of memorabilia and exhibits, documenting the history and development of rodeo. Attractions at this Colorado Springs museum include the Hall of Champions and Heritage Hall, both honoring past and present rodeo greats.
Colorado Springs museum open: daily - 09:00 to 17:00
Colorado Springs museum admission: charge, discounts available for seniors and children, children under six years old are free

Colorado Springs Museums: May Natural History Museum of the Tropics - 710 Rock Creek Canyon Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado (CO), USA
Tel: +1 719 576 0450
This Colorado Springs museum is home to one of the world's most extensive collections of tropical insects and other invertebrates, put together over a lifetime of expeditions by James F. West May. Around 8,000 out of the 100,000-piece collection are on display at any one time, while admission also gives you access to the Museum of Space Exploration, located on the same grounds.
Colorado Springs museum open: May to September, daily - 09:00 to 18:00
Colorado Springs museum admission: charge, discounts available for seniors and children, children under six years old are free

Colorado Springs Museums: Western Museum of Mining and Industry - 1025 North Gate Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado (CO), 80921, USA
Tel: +1 719 488 0880
The Western Museum of Mining and Industry is a popular museum that documents the area's gold mining past through hands-on exhibits. Attractions at the museum include a life-size recreation of a Colorado Springs mine, mining machinery from the late 19th century and exhibits that relate to life in a traditional mining town.
Colorado Springs museum open: Monday to Saturday - 09:00 to 16:00
Colorado Springs museum admission: charge, discounts available for seniors, students and children, children under three years old are free

 
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