- Hours: Open every day (and open until 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays) except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
- Reservations: Not required
- Cost: Admission charge
- Location: 12 miles west of downtown Denver, in Golden
- How Long: Allow a few hours
- Best Time to Visit: Any time.
Colorado Railroad Museum
Housed in a replica of an 1880s-style railroad depot, the Colorado Railroad Museum is one of the best privately-supported railroad museums in the United States. Exhibits include a restored round house, more than 70 narrow and standard gauge locomotives, cabooses and other railroad cars.The Colorado Railroad Museum is the largest collection of photographs, artifacts and documents related to the state's 125-year railroad history.
Getting to the Colorado Railroad Museum
Colorado Railroad Museum17155 West 44th Avenue
Golden, CO 80403
800-365-6263
303-279-4591
website
Exit I-70 at exit 265 westbound or exit 266 eastbound, and follow 44th Street west to the museum. The museum is 12 miles west of Denver and 2 miles east of Golden.
