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Cripple Creek District Museum
The museum is in the original Midland
Terminal Railroad Depot. Museum includes the Assay Office and
Heritage Gallery contains displays that commemorate the town's history.
Historical photos, artifacts and maps line the walls and cases of the
museum, located at Bennett Avenue and Fifth Street. (719) 689-2634
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Cripple Creek Historic Buildings
Tour
Tour of
Historic Cripple Creek buildings. Most of the buildings on this tour
are on the National Register of Historic Places.
1-(800) 733-0546
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Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge
Railroad
The Cripple Creek &
Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad departs from its depot next to the museum
at Bennett Avenue and Fifth Street. The railroad offers 45-minute
narrated trip behind a coal-burning steam locomotive through an area of
abandoned mines in the heart of the gold mining district. (719) 689-2640
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Cripple Creek Players Melodrama
Melodrama returns to the
Historic Butte Opera House in Cripple Creek. Shows run during summer
months under the direction of Stephen and Bonnie Mackin. (719) 689-2513
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Florissant
Fossil Beds National Monument
A beautiful mountain valley just west
of Pikes Peak holds spectacular remnants of the earth's prehistoric
life. Huge petrified redwoods and incredibly detailed fossils of
ancient insects and plants reveal a very different Colorado of long
ago. Located north of Cripple Creek on Teller County Road 1, the park
offers hiking trails, interpretive programs and a gift store. (719)
748-3253
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Casino Style
Gaming
Cripple
Creek is one of three cities in the state approved for limited-stakes
gambling. Limited-stakes means that bets are limited to $5 each. About
20 casinos sport slot machines, video and live poker and blackjack
tables. Cripple Creek casinos also offer bars, restaurants and arcades
for the kids.
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Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine
Located at the north edge of
town on Hwy 67, offers 40-minute tours 1,000 feet into this authentic
1891 shaft gold mine as well as tours of a modern open-pit gold mine.
Jackets are supplied. Allow 1 hour minimum. (719) 689-2465
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Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
This 40-acre
cemetery is one of Cripple Creek's oldest and richest historic sites.
The cemetery was established in 1892 and currently has more than 200
known "residents." Mt. Pisgah remains a natural site, with many species
of native plants and wild flowers. Raspberries and strawberries may be
found there as well chipmunks and mountain bluebirds.
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Mueller State Park
Mueller State Park
located north of Cripple Creek on Hwy 67 anchors at the west side of
Pikes Peak and extends over 5,000 acres across some of the most
gorgeous land in the state. The park offers visitors camping in
spectacular forested areas with modern facilities such as flush
restrooms and a camper services building. A popular wildlife watching area, Mueller is home to elk,
black bear, eagles and hawks. With the park's groves of aspen trees,
each season is a delight for photographers and sightseers.
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Old Homestead Museum
Original 1890's brothel in
Cripple Creek's red light district. A house with a history. The old
parlor house museum is located on Myers Avenue. (719) 689-2519
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Pike
National Forest
Cripple Creek is
minutes from the 1,105,704-acre Pike National Forest. The forest has
many developed campgrounds, and ample opportunities for fishing,
mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, and much
more.
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Victor
Six miles down the road
from Cripple Creek is the gold mining town of Victor. Victor is quiet,
non-gambling and offers a chance to escape to the quieter aspects of
the 1890's. The 100-plus year old town offers lodging, hiking and
biking trails, art and antiques, an old-fashioned soda fountain and
historic walking and driving tours of the old mines and buildings. Its
annual summer festival, Gold Rush Days, is held the third weekend of
July. (719) 689-3553 |
Cripple Creek, Colorado