987 ½ Lookout Mountain Road
Golden, CO 80401
303-526-0744
www.buffalobill.org |
Hours: May 1-Oct 31, Daily 9 am-5 pm.
Nov 1-April 30, Tues.-Sun; 9 am-4 pm
Admission Charge
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| Experience Buffalo Bill's Wild West with a view. Dress like a cowboy and lasso a calf, marvel at Buffalo Bill's guns and Sitting Bull's war bonnet, and top it off with a buffalo burger for lunch. Our complex includes a museum, gift shop, cafe, and sixty-five acres of scenery high above Golden on Lookout Mountain. Have a great time and, above all, learn more about a Western legend and his times.
In addition to educational exhibits, hands-on experiences, and spectacular views of the Rockies and Great Plains, we also have the largest museum gift shop in the Denver region. Buy some Indian jewelry or a Stetson hat and take home a piece of the Old West. |
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17155 W. 44th Avenue
Golden, Colorado 80403
303-279-4591 or 800-365-6263
coloradorailroadmuseum.org |
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| Lose track of time in one of the metro areas top attractions, the Colorado
Railroad Museum, the largest narrow gauge museum in the Rocky
Mountain West featuring over 100 historic engines, cabooses and
coaches.
The Museum, a replica of an 1880's depot, features Colorado rail history
exhibits and General Store. The Museum includes the Denver HO Club
model railroad layout and the Denver Garden Railway exhibit outside. |
| Open year round, the Museum has frequent steam-up opportunities for
guests to ride behind a steam locomotive from another era. Visit the internationally renowned Museum library that houses an
extensive collection of railroad material. Or the roundhouse restoration
facility, a replica of an early 1900’s roundhouse with a working turntable. |
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| COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
GEOLOGY MUSEUM |
1310 Maple
Street
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 273-3815
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Admission is
free - donations accepted.
Gift shop.
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9-4, Sun. 1-4;
Closed certain legal and school holidays. |
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| This museum offers educational and exotic mineral, fossil, gemstone, meteorite, and historic mining displays on two floors. Highlights include an introductory video on area geology, as well as interactive displays on radioactivity and ultraviolet minerals. A Special Exhibit Room hosts prominent precious metal and changing exhibits. Irwin Hoffman’s mining murals grace the main gallery. An outdoor geologic trail features outcrops containing fossilized dinosaur tracks, logs, and leaves. Guided tours are available by appointment. |
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| Our free, world-famous, interpretive outdoor trail includes 300+ dinosaur tracks and a historic dinosaur bone quarry. A NEW indoor exhibit, "Trek Through Time," depicts conditions in the Age of Dinosaurs represented by fossil evidence at Dinosaur Ridge. Murals, maps, fossils and hands-on activities are for young and
old.
Free monthly programs are at our Visitor Center on the first Saturday between May and October. Guided tours are available on a reservation only basis for families, groups, and schools – please call for more information. |
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| FOOTHILLS
ART CENTER |
809 Fifteenth Street
Golden CO 80401
303-279-3922
www.foothillsartcenter.org |
Monday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm
Sunday, 1pm – 5pm. |
| Set amidst a spectacular sculpture garden and cloud-reaching pine trees, Foothills Art Center boasts 40 years of extraordinary exhibitions on Golden’s main street. Located on the corner of 15th and Washington, Foothills Art Center is housed in a renovated church built in 1872 and is listed on the National Historic Register. Explore galleries featuring exhibitions such as the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia watercolor show, or deck the halls and find all of your holiday needs at the annual Holiday Art Market open during November and December. In our gift shop, original stained glass windows reflect Colorado sunshine onto the work of over 70 local artists. Whether walking through the rose filled gardens or taking a class with one of our fantastic artist educators, there is something for every visitor at Foothills. |
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| FRONT
PORCH - GOLDEN COMMUNITY CENTER |
Applewood Valley United Methodist
2035 Ellis Street
Golden Colorado
(303) 279-5177
www.goldencommunitychoirs.org |
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| GOLDEN
HISTORY MUSEUMS
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Golden
History Center
923 10th Street |
goldenhistorymuseums.org
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Clear
Creek History Park
Arapahoe St. & 11th St.
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Astor
House
822 12th St.
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 278-3557 |
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Golden History Museums is the starting place for Golden’s unique history, people, and places. Begin your visit at the
Golden History Center to discover the history of Golden from its founding. After that, walk across the creek and amble through the
Clear Creek History Park. Peek in the windows of our historic cabins and one room schoolhouse, and don’t forget to greet the chickens. Last stop the
Astor House, a historic boarding house that provided hot meals and comfortable accommodations to everyone from miners, to legislators, to School of Mines students.
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| GOLDEN
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL |
14th and Washington.
(805B 14th Street)
P.O. Box 1136
Golden CO 80402
(303) 279-1236
www.goldenlandmarks.com |
Hours:
10-12, Monday thru
Friday
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| GLA is a volunteer organization that is actively involved with preserving the structures, natural features and artifacts of historical significance in and around Golden. View our collection of old photographs at our office and on our web site, and copies can be purchased. Volunteers are needed for our latest projects; one is the restoration of the old Brickyard House on Golden Gate Canyon Road. An example of bricks made in Golden at the turn of the century is the Spaghetti Factory in Denver. We also research Golden’s history and share these stories with the public. |
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| GOLDEN
LIBRARY |
1019 10th St.
Golden, CO 80401
303-235-JCPL (5275)
jefferson.lib.co.us |
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| GOLDEN
OLDY CYCLERY |
17224 West 17th Place
(720) 497-1100
www.goldenoldy.org |
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| Golden Oldy Cyclery is a private home Museum of Sustainability. The 30 year old structure is updated to become CARBON NEGATIVE which is, of itself, one of the exhibits. It is the 1st "Carbon Negative Museum" in the World. It focuses the Sustainability theme in 3 ways: 1) Transportation Sustainability, 2) Home Sustainability & 3) Food Sustainability. Hence the subtitle: " The Sustainable Museum of Sustainable Transportation."
The professionally displayed and interpreted exhibits are in 5 Classes: Victorian Bicycles, Victorian Bicycle Library, Victorian Bicycle Photo Galleries, Victorian Bicycling Poetry,
Permaculture, Solar Powered Electric Cars & Home Energy Upgrades. |
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The Staff does outreach work by providing PowerPoint Lectures to interested groups in most of these areas, as well as by loaning materials to other Front Range museums. Visits are by appointment or at announced open houses. |
922 Washington Avenue, Suite 100
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 279-4162
www.gura.com |
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undertakes projects that improve the community’s physical presence within the GURA District, maintain the area’s unique character, and contribute to the economic stability and vitality of Downtown Golden.
They are very supportive of the many cultural
organizations that are based in Historic Downtown Golden. |
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| G.R.E.A.T. |
P.O. Box
1224
Golden, Colorado 80402
www.goldengreat.org |
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GOLDEN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
1010
Washington Ave.
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 279-3113
www.goldencochamber.org |
GOLDEN VISITORS
CENTER HOURS
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday: Closed |
The Golden Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1920 with tourism as one of the primary reasons.
They organize many special events each year, including
First Fridays, Golden Family Easter, the Wild West
Auto Round-Up, the Farmer's Market, the Fine Arts
Festival, Halloween Crazy Days, the Candlelight Walk, and
Olde Golden Christmas. The office of the Golden Chamber of Commerce is located within the Visitors Center and offers assistance to businesses, tourists, conferences, and anyone who stops in.
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GOLDEN
VISITORS CENTER |
1010
Washington Ave.
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 279-3113
www.goldencochamber.org |
GOLDEN VISITORS
CENTER HOURS
Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday: Closed |
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The Golden Visitors Center was built and opened
in 1997 with thousands of brochures, state, county and city maps, booklets, and much more. Everyone is invited to enjoy our friendly hometown hospitality and charm.
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| JEFFERSON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
PO Box 546
Golden, CO 80402-0546
(303) 278-4237
www.jeffersonsymphonyorchestra.org |
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| The 95-member Jefferson Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Music Director and Principal Conductor, Dr. William Morse, keeps the excitement of orchestral music alive with diverse programs, a variety of venues and educational programs. In addition to five regular season concerts at the Green Center, Colorado School of Mines campus, we present a Family Concert and our Young Artists Competition and Recital at the Arvada Center plus four free Pops in the Parks summer concerts. Supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), the Jefferson Symphony continues its 56-year tradition with exciting soloists and innovative programming providing exceptional entertainment for all. |
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910 Colorow Road
Golden, CO 80401
720-497-7600
lmnc.jeffco.us
Lookout Mountain Nature Center offers something for everyone - toddlers to seniors, individuals, families and groups.
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Explore interactive exhibits, join a Naturalist-guided program, browse nature books, gifts and toys, and search the sustainably designed facility for recycled, reused and earth-friendly building materials.
Stroll the self-guided nature trail, enjoy the native plant garden, picnic under towering ponderosa pines, travel trail links to Apex and Windy Saddle Parks, Beaver Brook Trail, and Buffalo Bill's Museum and Grave, and much more.
Lookout Mountain Nature Center is open year-round, Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. During the Summer (between Memorial Day and Labor Day), our weekend hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. We are closed on Monday. |
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| MINERS
ALLEY PLAYHOUSE |
1224 Washington Ave. Suite 200
Golden, CO 80401
(330) 935-3044
www.minersalley.org |
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| Miners Alley Playhouse is located in the heart of Downtown Golden, upstairs in the Old Foss Building on 13th & Washington Ave. MAP (as we like to call it), presents award winning theatrical productions throughout the year. From Neil Simon Comedy to Noel Coward Farce, MAP endeavors to capture the mind while tickling the funny bone, and send you off no worse for the wear. Featuring a full service bar in the Lobby/Lounge and Art Gallery. We also host twelve to fifteen Folk Concerts throughout the year presented by Acoustic Alley. Performances are on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. |
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| ROCKY
MOUNTAIN QUILT MUSEUM |
1213
Washington Avenue
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 277-0377
www.rmqm.org |
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Explore the scope of quilting from bedcoverings of the 1800’s to contemporary art pieces. The museum hosts quarterly exhibits, tailored tours, and programs for adults and youth. The Sandra Dallas Library contains over 3000 volumes featuring out-of-print literature, technique resources, historic patterns, and research documents.
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SIDE LIVE! PRESENTS |
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Events are held at
Jefferson Unitarian Church
14350 W. 32nd Avenue
Golden, CO 80401
303 279-5282
www.westsidelivepresents.org
West Side Live! Presents is an independent nonprofit performing arts series in Golden, Colorado, presenting great live entertainment at down-to-earth prices.
The series showcases a diverse variety of musical genres – including folk, jazz, blues, world, pop and classical music -- on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays throughout the year.
West Side Live! Presents is an independent nonprofit performing arts series in Golden, Colorado, presenting great live entertainment at down-to-earth prices.
The series showcases a diverse variety of musical genres – including folk, jazz, blues, world, pop and classical music -- on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays throughout the year.
All events are held at Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 W. 32nd Avenue, Golden, CO 80401, One mile west of I-70 — Exit 264. |
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