Museums in Colorado

Soak in the life’s work of one of the country’s foremost modern artists.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

The resolution to a case that had gone cold for 120 years, found on an old piece of wood.

This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants.

Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.

In addition to over 80 vehicles on display covering over 100 years of motorcycle history, this free museum focuses on the people who ride and love these bikes.

Snapshots of late 19th and early 20th century Americana, focused on life on the plains, are displayed in this museum.

The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.

This museum and former department store is home to the largest collection of A.R. Mitchell art in the world.

This unassuming building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of cars created by automotive legend Carroll Shelby.

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.

The former home of the "Manassa Mauler" is now a museum dedicated to his legendary boxing career.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

This fully restored synagogue explores the American Jewish experience along the old frontier.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.