History & Heritage of Colorado

Whether you live in Colorado, want to move here or are thinking about visiting here, I love learning about the history and heritage of our state. I'm sure if you live in or near Colorado Springs, most of us have all driven the Pikes Peak Highway or ridden the Cog Railway, visited Cave of the Winds and Manitou Cliff Dwellings... but there is so much more to our state that I haven't explored!  Again, whether you live here or not, there is PLENTY to do in our state - many things that I didn't even know we offered. Enjoy checking out the links below and I hope you'll come back to my site to read more.


Do you enjoy learning about dinosaurs? At Dinosaur National Monument, Dinosaur Ridge and Picketwire Canyonlands, you can walk the same paths Colorado’s prehistoric dinosaurs. At the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the Dinosaur Journey Museum and the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, explore interactive exhibits about Colorado dinosaurs and learn about other creatures from Colorado’s history.

At the Ancestral Puebloans, Mesa Verde National Park, Hovenweep National Monument and the Anasazi Heritage Center you can experience Colorado's earliest human residents. Colorado’s history is full of rich American Indian heritage that can be experienced at galleries and festivals across the state, in addition to history museums and sites such as the Ute Indian Museum, Koshare Indian Museum and along the Trail of the Ancients Scenic and Historic Byway.

The exploration of the West and life on the frontier can be seen at numerous historic Colorado forts, including Bent’s Old Fort, Fort Garland and Fort Uncompahgre. Along the Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway, travelers can experience living on the new frontier and the views that rewarded the settlers as they arrived at the base of the mountains.

The 19th-century mining boom drew many people to Colorado with a hope of striking it rich. Today, travelers can experience a mining train trip 3,000 feet into the Bachelor Syracuse Mine in southwest Colorado and see the prosperous, historic main streets of mining towns such as Breckenridge, Leadville and Central City.

For more information, visit Colorado History & Heritage.