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The Greeley Colorado Area has a
large group of diversified museums. The list and links below
cover the entire region. Most of the area museums cover a
historical prospective of the region. We would like to mention
if you are a real explorer you might want to visit the Pawnee
National Grassland. There are cemeteries and ruins there that
are not publicized at all but if you wander around enough you
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Fort Vasquez
Museum. Highway 85 south of the city of Platteville. Go back into
history and visit an 1835 fur trading fort. This adobe fort and outpost
employed such trappers as Baptiste Charbonneau and Jim Beckwourth both
featured in the movie Centennial. The fort owners Louis Vasquez and
Andrew Sublette were among the first settlers and permanent traders
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Meeker Home Museum An 1870 two story
adobe home of Greeley's founding family.
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Plum Farm Learning Center This Colorado
Centennial Fram began as a tree farm in 1881. Buildings are hands on
learning centers |
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Greeley History Museum. This museum
occupies a beautiful 1929 building that formerly housed the Greeley
Tribune |
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Centennial Village Museum Eight
acres of high plains history on this homestead
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Buffalo
Bill's Grave & Museum. Atop Lookout Mountain. Access from I-70 Exit
onto Lookout Mountain Rd (Exit 256)
Displays of memorabilia and equipment used in Buffalo Bill's Wild
West Show Link |
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Colorado
History Museum 1300 Broadway Denver.
The Colorado Historical Society brings the unique character of
Colorado's past to life at this Colorado Museum Link |
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Museum
of Contemporary Art Denver. 1275 19th St Denver. This museum is
an innovative forum that can inspire and challenge your understanding of
the art of out time. Link |
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Forney Museum of Transportation. 4303 Brighton
Blvd Denver. Anything on wheels. Many unique exhibits. Attraction is about a
45 minute drive south of Ft Collins.
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Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum. Also known as The Bimson
Blacksmith Shop. Small museum located in downtown Berthoud. National
Historic site. Link
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Stanley Museum Lower Stanley Village in Estes Park Open year around and
shows and tells the life of F.O. Stanley and this Stanley Steamer and
the hotel. Link |
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Avery House
Museum. One of Ft. Collins best
examples of it's history. A National Historic Place. Built in 1879. The
house is a living museum. The
owner and builder Franklin Avery is the man we have to thank for the wide
streets as he was the towns first surveyor.
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Discovery
Science Center Museum. 703 E. Prospect Ft Collins. Colorado's
only hands on science and technology center with 130 incredible
interactive exhibits. Link |
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Fort Collins Water Works Museum. In addition to
ensuring an adequate supply of water for fighting the frequent fires
that plagued the early township, the
Historic Water Works provided the growing town of Fort Collins
with drinking water. The 26 acre Water Works site also features
evidence of a portion of the Cherokee Trail, and is an important
landmark for conveying the story of this famous route, which led
gold seekers, emigrants, and outlaws through the Western Frontier.
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The
Fort Collins Museum 200 Matthews St. Ft Collins. It's mission
is to explore the legacies of the peoples and environments of the
Cache La Poudre River Valley.
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Fort Collins Museum
of Contemporary Art 201 S College St. Ft Collins. Link |
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John and Inez Romero House Museum. constructed
by hand of adobe bricks in 1927, marks the immigration and active
recruitment of Hispanic laborers seeking employment in the sugar
beet industry boom that began at the turn of the twentieth century.
The John and Inez Romero House, which will formally be known as The Museo de las Tres Colonias, conveys the stories of hardship,
perseverance and success experienced by Hispanic immigrants to the
Fort Collins area.
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Last modified:
July 14, 2008
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