Best Museums in Colorado Springs
24 businesses in Colorado Springs · ranked by community reviews, Locals Gold score, and ratings.
For a city its size, Colorado Springs carries serious museum weight. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum gave downtown a genuine national-caliber anchor, the Pioneers Museum holds the region's history in one of its handsomest old buildings — free, and locals still sleep on it — and the roster runs deep from there: fine arts, rodeo heritage, numismatics, mining-era history in the towns up the pass. This is a museum town that doesn't always remember it is one. Every institution in this ranking is scored by Springs residents through Locals Gold community data and real reviews — no paid placement. Planning notes: several of the city's museums are free or donation-based, which makes them the best bad-weather move in town, and the marquee attractions are timed-entry on busy weekends, so book ahead in summer. If you have visitors in tow, pairing a downtown museum morning with an afternoon in Garden of the Gods remains the most reliable one-day itinerary the city offers.
24 businesses
National Museum of World War II Aviation
Museums · Open now
775 Aviation Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80916, USA
Taylor Museum
Museums
30 W Dale St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
Cripple Creek Heritage Center
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9283 CO-67, Cripple Creek, CO 80813, USA
Play Street Museum - Colorado Springs
Museums · Closed
7075 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80923, USA
Penrose Heritage Museum
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11 Lake Cir, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, USA
Magic Town at the Michael Garman Museum & Gallery
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2418 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, USA
The Michael Garman Museum & Gallery
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2418 W Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, USA
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum
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19 N Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation
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2333 Steel Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, USA
Dr. Lester L. Williams Fire Museum
Museums · Closed
375 Printers Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80910, USA
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
Museums · Open now
215 S Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum
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200 S Sierra Madre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
Western Museum of Mining & Industry
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225 North Gate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80921, USA
ProRodeo Hall Of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy
Museums · Open now
103 Pro Rodeo Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80919, USA
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site
Museums
3105 Gateway Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, USA
McAllister House Museum
Museums · Open now
423 N Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
Fine Arts Center
Museums · Open now
30 W Dale St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, USA
May Natural History Museum
Museums · Closed
710 Rock Creek Canyon Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80926, USA
Space Foundation Headquarters and Discovery Center
Museums · Open now
4425 Arrowswest Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, USA
Ghost Town Museum
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400 21st St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, USA
Miramont Castle Museum and The Queen's Parlour Tea Room
Museums · Open now
9 Capitol Hill Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, USA
World Figure Skating Museum
Museums · Closed
20 1st St, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, USA
Manitou Cliff Dwellings
Museums · Open now
10 Cliff Rd, Manitou Springs, CO 80829, USA
Edward J. Peterson Air and Space Museum
Museums · Closed
150 Ent Ave, Peterson Space Force Base, CO 80914, USA
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