Best places: Local history museums in Fruita, United States

👍👍 It was a spectacularly beautiful and easy drive to the mine. We were SO thrilled that the mine was still open for tours (closes 10/7/23). It beat any expectations I had by a long shot. We were immediately greeted by a tall and friendly cowboy who helped us park and gave us a brief history of the min...

👍👍 It is great to learn about the history of Breckenridge and especially for the ones fascinated with trains this is a very interesting visit.

Cultural & natural history museum with geology, paleontology & archeology collections.

Local history exhibits on Native American art, skiing & agriculture in a Queen Anne–style home.

Period exhibits in the 1882 home of escaped slave, entrepreneur & civil rights leader Barney Ford.

👍👍 Fantastic machinery with numbered descriptions. This place usually has pamphlets to describe the history and what each piece did. The Breck Historic Society website also has info. This area was significant in the contribution to milled lumber and furthering the growth of building capability and desi...

👍👍 We saw this little museum randomly and decided to step in. What a lovely surprise. This place is believed to be the second oldest museum in all of Colorado. In my opinion it’s must-see for everyone who’s walking around downtown Breckenridge. Edwin Carter was an early mid 1800's naturalist who practi...