May 18, 2023
Visit Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado, and you’ll experience genuine and historic mountain towns. You’ll sense their Silver Rush history today, even as you enjoy modern-day shops, restaurants, and lodging. Learn what makes Leadville and Twin Lakes special!
Here are 7 kinds of fun that give you the Leadville-Twin Lakes vibe! All tours and museums listed will be open for ...
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April 9, 2023
This year, take a walking tour in the 1880s silver mining boomtown of Leadville, Colorado. Here's a preview of some fun facts and ways to make your tour extra special!
Did you know that a popular Harrison Avenue jewelry store once offered one of Queen Isabella’s diamonds for $10,000, way back in 1880? (In that location, you can now buy or ...
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March 2, 2023
Join us for St. Patrick's Day in Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado!
On Friday, March 17, 2023, catch a short and sweet St. Patrick's Day parade at noon on Harrison Avenue. The Legendary Silver Dollar Saloon will serve delicious corned beef and cabbage.
At Ski Cooper, take a run on Leprechaun Lane. Apres ski, have a pint at Katie O’Rourke’s Irish ...
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January 19, 2023
Do you have lofty New Year’s resolutions for 2023? Here’s how you can reach them at Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado!
Check out the list of popular New Year’s resolutions below and our fun ideas for keeping them. Come this winter to tick items off your list quickly. Or plan a trip now for later in the year to be sure ...
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November 10, 2022
Leadville, Colorado, is a great base camp for exploring the nation’s newest national monument. Parts of the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument are only 20 minutes from Leadville.
In addition to jaw-dropping forests, passes, and peaks, the monument offers fascinating history. Did you know this picturesque valley was originally home to the Ute people? That it is also where World War ...
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September 16, 2022
Join us for an authentic Colorado film festival at the historic Tabor Opera House this fall!
Stories Worth Telling Festival
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022
6 p.m.
Tabor Opera House, 308 Harrison Ave., Leadville
Join the inaugural Stories Worth Telling Festival - On The Road for short outdoor and adventure films, special guests, and a night of superb storytelling!
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September 7, 2022
Autumn is a magical time in Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado. Think warm days, cool nights, and some of Colorado’s first gold leaves! Check out this roundup of fun things to see and do in fall. Check our calendar for details on these and other great events.
Be sure to also see 7 great spots for leaf peeping in Leadville and ...
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June 3, 2022
Summer's biggest events have returned to Leadville and Twin Lakes! Here are five ways to find summer fun and genuine mountain culture at the Top of the Rockies.
1) Experience Mining Heritage at Leadville Boom Days
Leadville Boom Days, Aug. 5-7, is a three-day celebration of this mining town’s 1880s silver rush heritage. The festival celebrates the Old West with burro ...
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May 28, 2022
In Leadville and Twin Lakes, most summer is in full swing! Here are a few of the many fun things to do. 📷: @shel8y
1) Visit Twin Lakes
Check out cool local businesses in Twin Lakes village. Stop by the Red Rooster Visitor Center for ideas of things to do.
The scenic byway to Independence Pass, Hwy. 82 from Twin Lakes ...
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March 31, 2022
Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado, are known for their late 1800s Silver Rush riches and colorful characters. Did you know that many women played a role in the stories? You can visit local sites and connect with their stories. Today, you can also find many local women running unique, thriving businesses and holding local leadership roles. Let's meet them!
Women Making ...
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March 14, 2022
If you’re looking for St. Patrick’s Day fun in Leadville, Colorado, check out these happenings:
St. Patrick's Day, Thursday, March 17
Ski Cooper: Spend the day skiing or riding Cooper’s slopes. Take a run through family friendly Leprechaun Lane, new this season! Can you find all six of the wooden shamrocks? They were made by Leadville local and Cooper board member ...
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November 19, 2021
For Native American Heritage Month in November, we'd like to take you a step in time back from the Silver Rush history for which Leadville and Twin Lakes is known, to honor the original inhabitants of the land.
The Leadville Herald Democrat has written a thought-provoking series on Colorado’s Indigenous people, the effect that European settlers and mining had on them, ...
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September 30, 2021
Help Leadville win 2021 Best Historic Small Town. We've been nominated for the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Award! Please vote daily until Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. The 10 towns with the most votes will win.
Discover Our History
It's no surprise Leadville was included as a candidate. Leadville, a Victorian-era mining town and home of the unsinkable Molly Brown, offers ...
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September 15, 2021
We are truly glad that visitors are excited about our historic mining structures—we are too! We welcome you to visit and marvel at them. But please, take only pictures and leave our last few Wild West structures untouched. Here’s why.
Stay Safe
These structures are approximately 140 years old, and they can be dangerous. Timbers that old can break unexpectedly, causing ...
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August 5, 2021
Leaves change first in Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado. At elevations around 10,000’, the aspen usually peak mid- to late September, surrounding scenic drives, hikes, bike rides, and train rides with golden leaves. Here are some of our favorite reasons to visit Leadville and Twin Lakes this fall!
📷: @browneyedgirlsnaps
1. National Scenic and Historic Byway – Autumn Roads
All roads ...
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July 31, 2021
Have a great end-of-summer experience at Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado. Everything is reopened in Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado! Here's a quick roundup of things you may have missed last year--and can still catch this summer--here at the top of the Rockies.
Museums
To round out your vacation, or catch some culture on a rainy afternoon, check out Leadville’s many ...
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June 9, 2021
Come to Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado, and discover two genuine and historic mountain towns. Off the beaten path and full of rich history, they give a glimpse into the Colorado of days gone by. Explore the many things to do!
Visit the Museums
Tour these museums to learn more about mining and Leadville's intriguing history:
Healy House Museum and Dexter ...
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April 5, 2021
Leadville, Colorado, was one of the West’s wildest silver boomtowns in the late 1800s, and many reminders of its history can still be seen today. Check out these fascinating history tours in Leadville and nearby Twin Lakes, Colorado.
1) Downtown Museums
Plan a full day to explore Leadville’s many museums—all within walking distance of each other—and learn the area’s intriguing history.
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December 19, 2020
If you'd like to learn more about Colorado's past, explore Leadville and Twin Lakes history this winter! Here, links to the past abound. From museums to winter trails to Victorian architecture, you’ll find unique character in our genuine and historic mountain towns. If you're on a ski vacation and need a break from the slopes, or your family members don't ski, ...
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November 6, 2020
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Did you know that Leadville, Colorado, is home to a national museum? The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum is perched in North America's highest-elevation town. Visitors often say they are surprised by the depth of this unsung museum, which tells the past, present, and future of the nation's mining.
There, you can learn about mining through geology, science, historic ...
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October 28, 2020
In the ghostly spirit of Halloween, check out these stories of past Leadville souls. Many still make their presence known in this Colorado mining town. They float and creak in 1880s Victorian buildings and abandoned mines.
Read these tales with a shiver. Then make plans to visit the sites where spine-chilling events took place.
Mineral Belt Trail
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September 24, 2020
This fall, be sure to visit the museums in Leadville, Colorado! They offer a great way to learn more about Leadville, named a Best Historic Small Town by USA Today in 2020, and the mining that built it.
Imagine yourself living in a fancy home during the Silver Rush days. Or crawling through narrow passageways underground. Or attending a pioneer synagogue. ...
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August 13, 2020
If you're looking for a version of Switzerland without the flight, visit the other Interlaken. No passport is needed when you travel to Twin Lakes, Colorado, and nearby Leadville!
Colorado's Lake County has glacial lakes, trains, boats, and immense peaks like the Swiss Interlaken, plus a taste of the wild west. You can hike, bike, fish, snowshoe, nordic ski, camp, and ...
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July 16, 2020
[Updated Oct. 16, 2020]
Leadville is honored to be a winner in the 2020 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Award Contest for “Best Historic Small Town”! Leadville was the only city in Colorado to win in this specific category.
How Winners Were Chosen
Twenty nominees were chosen by a panel of relevant experts, which included a combination of editors from ...
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April 30, 2020
If you love the mining history in Leadville, Colorado, don't miss this new online exhibit from the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. The painting depicts California Gulch, just to the southeast of downtown Leadville, where you can still see remnants of the famous mines. Within this simple painting are stories of colorful characters from Leadville's mining days.
Colorful Characters ...
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March 14, 2020
If you like Leadville history and being outside, explore the Mineral Belt Trail! This family-friendly 12-mile trail encircling Leadville showcases the stunning natural beauty in North America's highest city and its rich mining heritage.
In winter and early spring, the trail is groomed for fat biking and Nordic skiing. From mid-spring to fall, this trail is a paved, ADA-accessible trail great ...
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November 19, 2019
History in Leadville and Twin Lakes, Colorado, is the real deal. And this year five Lake County businesses are celebrating 140 years! Make sure you see these 5 history spots on your next trip to town.
Twin Lakes:
1) The Twin Lakes Inn & Saloon
Over the years, The Twin Lakes Inn & Saloon has been a stagecoach stop, a hotel, ...
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