Colorado offers high-altitude adventures for the mind.

Blessed with snow-capped mountains, deep river canyons and endless arid plains, Colorado is usually hailed for its outdoor pursuits. Its museums, however, prove there’s plenty of adventure here for the imagination, too.

Colorado’s inspiring landscapes provide the ideal setting for its art museums, from the Denver Art Museum and the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, to smaller institutions, such as the Leanin’ Tree Museum and Sculpture Garden of Western Art.

In downtown Denver, explore the state’s past, present and future at the History Colorado Center, while at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, a superb planetarium awaits. History lovers will enjoy the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum and Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site.

At the Children’s Museum of Denver, kids can play firefighter or pick up the ingredients for a healthy meal at the pint-sized farmers market. Train buffs will lose all track of time at the Colorado Railroad Museum, which features more than 100 historic locomotives and snowplows.

Colorado is blessed with plenty of niche museums also, so whether you’re into mountaineering, mountain biking, quilting, or ghost towns, there’s a museum for you in Colorado.

The Great Museums of Colorado
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Pan for gold, see working mining machines and learn about the life of a miner in a museum dedicated to the area's mining past.
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This eclectic museum is impressive not only for its vast collection of artwork but as an architectural masterpiece.
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Inside the former El Paso County Courthouse is a free museum that explores the origin and early development of Colorado Springs.
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See the antique boomtowns set up by gold prospectors and eventually abandoned at this immersive historical museum.
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See restored World War II bombers and hear about the role of combat planes in one of the biggest conflicts of the last century.
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Stroll through 10,000 years of the state’s history at this modern, interactive museum.
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Education is fun at this top-notch museum built with young children in mind. 
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Play with clouds and discover how thunderstorms, tornadoes and other weather phenomena are formed with a free tour of a prestigious hilltop research laboratory.
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With old and gold coins and money making machinery, this fascinating museum provides insights into the world of money.
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Within the walls of this mansion is a museum with an eclectic mix of artifacts covering wars and local firefighting history.
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Get hands on with science, explore space, discover the material culture of early settler and indigenous Americans, meet wildlife and play in a music and sound lab.
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View artifacts and antique horse-drawn carriages to discover how we used to travel before the motor car took over.

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