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Cripple Creek Heritage Center
Learn about the region's history, flora, fauna, dinosaurs, geology, local and regional attractions and recreation. Start your visit to the area here and you'll be ready to spend the rest of your days exploring.
The Butte Theater
The Butte Theater is a part of the rich heritage of Cripple Creek. Year-round entertainment in a beautifully refurbished historic theatre features a melodrama, many plays, musicals and comedies. Visitors may enjoy the matinee or evening productions.
Cripple Creek District Museum
Located in the heart of Cripple Creek in the former Midland-Terminal Railroad Depot, the museum complex contains three buildings with six floors of mining memorabilia, maps, paintings, furnishings, and assay office, a photograph gallery, mineral displays and two Victorian apartments.
Molly Kathleen Mine Tour
A spectacular adventure awaits visitors on the nation's only historic gold mine tour. Visitors descend 1,000 feet below ground and learn about the workings of the 1890s hard rock gold miner. Guided tours show visitors how gold veins appear in their natural state and explains the processes used to extract the gold ore for production.
Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
A ride on the train through beautiful mountain scenery and the historic gold mining district will be a highlight for explores of all ages. The trip features traveling on a stream locomotive that winds four miles, stopping at special points of interest and photo opportunities.
Event Schedule
Cripple Creek Cowboy Gathering, June 14-16, 2013, Don't miss the American Chuck Wagon Association's Chuckwagon Cookoff, where you can taste delicious competition recipes that are cooked and judged right before your eyes.
Once Upon A Time In The West Art Show, June 28 - July 7, 2013, Cripple Creek Heritage Center. Featuring Western Art (including Native American, Cowboy, and Wildlife pieces)
Donkey Derby Days, June 29 - 30, 2013, Now in its 82nd year, Donkey Derby Days tops the list of favorite Cripple Creek events. People from all over the world descend on downtown, drawn by a chance to watch a race inspired by the town's resident donkey herd,
Cripple Creek's 4th of July Celebration, July 4, 2013
21st Annual Salute to American Veterans Rally & 26th Annual POW/MIA Recognition Ride, August 16 - 18, 2013, A show-stopping, patriotic display that recognizes our nation's finest.
Pikes Peak Region's Memorial Wall Dedication, August 18, 2013, Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, The Pikes Peak Region's Memorial Wall offers a place to reflect on the sacrifices made for our freedom.
2 Mile High Club's Aspen Tours, September 21 - 22 & 28 - 29, 2013, Tour will begin at the Cripple Creek District Museum. Come see the beautiful fall colors as Colorado showcases the World's Greatest Gold Camp!
Mt. Pisgah Speaks Cemetery Tour, September 21, 2013
Gold Camp Christmas, December, 2013, Christmas in Cripple Creek & Victor is a special time of year. When bells are ringing and carolers are singing, it is unmistakably Christmas in the Gold Camp.
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Fast Facts
1. At is height in 1900, the Cripple Creek Mining District held 55,000 people. By the end of the gold rush, area miles had produced $432 million in gold.
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Summer in Cripple Creek - More than 100 years ago, this mining community attracted tens of thousands of gold-seekers in search of their fortunes. The gold miles are a part of Cripple Creek's history, and today, visitors in search of their fortunes can try their luck in one of our many casinos, or can enhance their experience by visiting one of Cripple Creek's many attractions.
