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Boulder Map: Boulder History MuseumBoulder History Museum Frommer's Highly Recommended

Hours Tues-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat-Sun noon-4pm. Guided tours by appointment
Address
1206 Euclid Ave
Transportation Bus: HOP
Phone 303/449-3464
Web site www.boulderhistorymuseum.org
Prices Admission $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 children and students, free for children under 5
Season Closed Mon and major holidays

Frommer's Review

Ensconced on University Hill in the 1899-1900 Harbeck-Bergheim House, a Victorian mansion with a Dutch-style front door and Italian tile fireplaces, the museum houses one of the most comprehensive local-history collections in the region. There are more than 30,000 artifacts (from snake oil to sidesaddles), plus hundreds of thousands of photographs and historical documents from Colorado's early days to the present.

Permanent exhibits include "Storymakers: A Boulder History," featuring a rich collection of oral histories and late-19th-to-early-20th-century photographs. There are also rotating exhibits that stay up for 6 to 10 months. The museum also hosts numerous lectures, programs, tours, and community events, including the Great Boulder Pie Festival and Quilt Raffle in July, Northern Arapaho Pow Wow in June, and Boulder History Day in May. Allow 1 to 2 hours.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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