Colorado History Museum - Denver History Museum

Descriptions from Across the Web

• Founded in 1879, the Colorado Historical Society brings the unique character of Colorado's past to more than a million people each year through historical museums and highway markers, exhibitions, manuscript and photograph collections, popular and scholarly publications, historical and archaeolog... more on MuseumStuff.com
• Run by the Colorado historical Society, this well organized museum is home to many artifacts and great dioramas depicting Colorado's colorful history-from detailed and accurate Indian gatherings to a display of Denver's disastrous flood in 1864. There are photographs and artifacts of the Indian ... more on manual_books
• Visit this museum to explore Colorado's pioneer history through artifacts, dioramas and photographs. more on TripAdvisor
• Families can explore the people, stories and places that made Colorado and the American West what it is today ? from its earliest inhabitants to its pioneer families ? at the Colorado History Museum, where exhibits, dioramas, photographs, and artifacts give visitors a taste of life and culture in... more on GoCityKids.com
• The Colorado Historical Society's permanent exhibits include "The Colorado Chronicle," an 1800-to-1949 timeline that uses biographical plaques and a remarkable collection of photographs, news clippings, and paraphernalia to illustrate Colorado's past. Dozens of dioramas portray episodes in state ... more on Frommers

Directions

Bus: 8

Hours

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Adults $7; Seniors (65+) & Students $6; Children (ages 6-12) $5, (under 6) free; Children (12 and under) free on Saturdays
• Collections: The Colorado Historical Society operates twelve historic sites and museums at 10 locations around the state, including the Colorado History Museum in Denver. Each has its own regional character and thematic focus-from the days of the fur trade along the S

Other Web Resources

• Read more about Colorado History Museum on Yahoo! Travel
• www.coloradohistory.org
• http://www.colorado.com
• http://hccvb.org
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