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The historic Town of Georgetown is the Territorial Charter Municipality that is the county seat of Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States. The former silver mining camp along Clear Creek in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains was established in 1859 during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. The federally designated Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District comprises Georgetown, the neighboring town of Silver Plume, and the Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park between the two towns. The town population was 1,034 at the 2010 census. The Georgetown Post Office has the ZIP code 80444.
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1. Guanella Pass
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5.0 based on 341 reviews
Reviewed By SRMueller1 - Littleton, United States
If you find yourself in Denver in the Fall while the Aspen leaves are changing colors, don’t miss talking a couple of hours to drive over Guanella Pass!!! This is one of our favorite afternoon drives. We head into the mountains on US285 and drive to the West of Bailey - and go up and over Guanella Pass and then drop back down into Georgetown, and then head back east on I-70 to Denver. Beautiful colors, amazing mountains, and perhaps some wildlife.
2. Capital Prize Gold Mine Tour
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5.0 based on 195 reviews
Most extensive mine tour in Colorado! Visitors can enjoy an easy walk over 1,000 feet into the mountain and see several tunnels. Experience the challenges of working by candle light, view seven of the 17 gold veins discovered, see the machinery and tools and explore a stope. Visitors will also learn about drilling, blasting and mucking and the importance of mining back in the early days of the Wild West. The Capital Prize is still an active mine and visitors will see a modern prospecting operation which includes dredges, sluice boxes, classifiers and shaker tables. Instead of gold panning, you get to mine the real stuff inside our stope and keep what you find!
Reviewed By Jteamsport7 - Rosemount, United States
Our first trip to Colorado and we loved every bit. Our family trip of 5 adults and 6 children had a bucket list of things to do and a gold mine was one of them. Capital Prize Mine did not disappoint! The family/staff was amazing! Friendly and charismatic! They gave us a detailed history of the mine as well as educated us on how the minerals are mined and processed both now and then! The kids even got to chisel away at a mineral vein and walk away with a token of their hard work! That little chunk of ore to them was priceless! We’ve been through other mine tours before and this one although humble has topped our lists of best mine adventures!
3. Argentine Pass
4. Hotel de Paris Museum
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4.5 based on 114 reviews
Louis Dupuy’s Hotel de Paris (1875) is a former French inn, located in the Colorado Rockies, with an English style interior, built by Chinese laborers. The boldly refashioned and reimagined futures of the hotel’s proprietors and workers illustrate the possibility of second chances through reinvention in the Western United States. Hotel de Paris Museum™, a Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is owned and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Colorado. Hours may vary. Call or go online for details.
Reviewed By SMT56
When planning our weekend up in this part of the Colorado Rockies, I filled out the online form, because the museum / hotel is closed during the 'dead of winter.' To my surprise, Kevin, the Executive Director contacted me and set up a private tour. At Kevin's suggestion, we watched the exceptionally well produced Rocky Mountain PBS special on the hotel (where Kevin does a great job on-screen!) and came a bit more prepared. What an absolute delight! Our '45 minute' tour was actually an hour and a half, and was informative, entertaining, inspiring, and just a great time!!! Kevin's passion and knowledge are so very evident. How could we have lived here in Colorado so many years and yet had never discovered this gem!! You are looking into the life of this remarkable 'renaissance man,' with all the original furnishings around you! This is a MUST-SEE! This is a true Colorado treasure!
5. Historic Georgetown
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4.5 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By Q7452PBbillb - Minnesota, United States
Old downtown area with many gift shops and places to eat. Even an old jailhouse for locking folks up for some good pictures. Very friendly shop owners and no pressure to buy anything. A very nice old-time soda fountain is a must stop for a taste.
6. Georgetown Bighorn Sheep Viewing Area
7. Georgetown Heritage Center
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4.0 based on 3 reviews
The Georgetown Heritage Center at the 1874 School is home to the Geogetown Cultural Arts Program, The Clear Creek County District Library Community Archives, and the OldSchool Study Hall. Enjoy our community culture at regularly scheduled concerts, classes, and conferences; learn and explore our community’s history at the archives; Collaborate and cowork by renting a desk for the day or month, a teaching space, conference room, seminar hall, or performance space at the OldSchool Study Hall. We build community through historic preservation, arts and education, history, and collaboration.
