Visit Colorado’s Historic Sites!
Explore our state’s fascinating past from any of History Colorado’s regional museums. Arrangements should be made directly with each site.
Byers-Evans House Museum, Denver 303/620-4933
An Afternoon Into the Past takes students back to 1918 as they take on the role of a resident, guest, or worker at the Byers-Evans House. In each room, hands-ons activities demonstrate the active lifestyle of one of Denver’s earliest families.
Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
$2.50 per student
Fort Garland Museum, Fort Garland, 719/379-3512
Discover life at a nineteenth century military fort through engaging programs that explore the rich history of the San Luis Valley. Students walk through the adobe buildings and parade ground where Kit Carson once served as commandant.
Nominal student fee charged
Healy House and Dexter Cabin, Leadville, 719/486-0487
Get a glimpse of life in a booming silver mining camp while students step back in time through house tours and role-playing activities.
$2 per student
Overnight trips to Leadville area museums available
Ute Indian Museum, Montrose, 970/249-3098
Students explore the history of the Ute people through gallery tours, crafts, and games.
$2-$5 per students
Customized programs available
Fort Vasquez Museum, Platteville, 970/785-2832
Just forty minutes from Denver, Fort Vasquez recalls a time of great cultural exchange during the fur trade era. Gain insight into the equipment and methods of trade used by the mountain men, while learning about the effect on the American Indian way of life.
$3-$5 per student
Customized programs available
El Pueblo History Museum, Pueblo, 719/583-0453
Choose from a large selection of programs that engage students about life along the Arkansas River. Gallery tours and interactive programs introduce students to the trading post experience, Pueblo history, and archaeology. Programs are for kindergarten through high school.
Program fees start at $1.50 per student and adult
60-student maximum, per program
October special available, call for details
Trinidad History Museum, Trinidad, 719/846-7217
International espionage, Western history, and garden traditions! Year-round activities on topics ranging from the Santa Fe Trail to World War II are available at the Trinidad History Museum.
$1 per student
30 students per activity
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