Cripple Creek District Museum, The

719-689-9540

Step back in time -- visit Cripple Creek, Colorado. The World's Greatest Gold Camp! Bob Womack's discovery changed history! In October 1890, he discovered gold in Poverty Gulch (now Cripple Creek), starting a rush that caught the attention of the world.

With Cripple Creek's proximity to tourist areas like Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs and Woodland Park, you'll want to plan a day in Cripple Creek. You'll find the World's Greatest Gold Camp and truly special Historic Mining District.

Learn about the history of Cripple Creek mining and the area's cultural heritage. Since 1953, millions of people have visited the museum.

The Gift Shop carries hundreds of unique, hard-to-find items. The goods include quality reproduction Victorian china and glassware, mineral samples, fine and costume jewelry, unique sculptured clocks, fixtures, old-fashioned kitchenware, toys, cookbooks, tea and mocha sets, Victorian dolls, vases, oil lamps, candles, hand-crafted soaps, Southwestern jewelry, commemorative items, postcards, flower seeds, calendars, t-shirts, and hundreds of other one-of-a-kind gifts. We also have the largest and best book stock in Teller County.

The Cripple Creek District Museum is a private, non-profit foundation founded to preserve the history of the fabulous Cripple Creek District.

The Museum is Open Year-Round.

Summer Hours: Mid-May through Mid-October from 10 am - 5 pm; 7 Days A Week.

Winter Hours: Mid-October through Mid-May from 10 am - 4 pm; Saturday & Sunday.

Located on Bennett Avenue in the former Midland-Terminal Railroad Depot, the Museum complex contains 5 buildings with mining memorabilia, maps, paintings, glass and china, children's items, furnishings, an assay office, a photograph gallery, Indian artifacts, mineral displays, 2 Victorian apartments and 2 turn-of-the-century cabins.

PO Box 1210, Cripple Creek CO 80813; 719-689-9540.

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