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Western Museum Mining Industry
Western Museum of Mining & Industry.

Western Museum of Mining & Industry – Colorado Springs

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The Western Museum of Mining and Industry features more than four-thousand artifacts over 27 acres. The museum was incorporated in 1970 as the Museum of the West and later changed to its current name in 1972.

The mission of the Western Museum of Mining & Industry is to educate the public about the history and continuing contributions of mining in the American West through its collection, restoration, exhibition and interpretation of artifacts related to mining, metallurgy and their support industries.

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The indoor/outdoor museum includes a variety of exhibits, tours, events, lectures, and interactive learning. You’ll be able to gold pan and operate a steam engine.

The gift shop houses mining-related merchandise, fine jewelry, books, and other odds and ends. There’s also a five-thousand volume library accessible via the online catalog.

Exhibits

  • Ten-stamp ore mill
  • Cornish beam engine
  • Corliss steam engine
  • Multi-purpose center
  • Theater

Daily guided tours leave at 10 am and 1 pm, six days a week, and is included in admission.

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1838 Cornish Beam Engine.
1895 Corliss Steam Engine.
2014 Winner of the Gazette's Best of the Springs.

Details

Address: 225 N Gate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80921

Phone: 719-488-0880

Season: Year round 9 am-4 pm, Monday-Saturday

Website: wmmi.org

 

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