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Loveland Colorado Museums Loveland has
three museums. Two of the museums are on the subjects of the history of
the town and it's agricultural background. Loveland is also the home of
the Colorado Computer Museum. This is Loveland's most complete list of area and
state museums. Below you will Find Denver Museums and links to Ft
Collins Museums, Denver Museums and Greeley Museums as well as museums
around Colorado. There is also links to area attractions, restaurants,
movies and other things to do for residents and visitors alike.
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Colorado Computer Museum. Located at 1241 W. 8th St the Colorado
Computer Museum is publicly supported nonprofit corporation
dedicated to the preservation of the history of information
technology. Unlike most historical and interpretive institutions,
the exhibits as much of thier collection as practicable in an
interactive way. Link
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Loveland Museum. Located in Downtown Loveland the museum/gallery
is a 28,000 square feet of exhibits art workshops and
demonstrations. Featured are historical exhibits of "Life on Main
St", "Sweetheart Town", "Great Western Sugar" and others. Open six
days a week at 5th and Lincoln. Link
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Timberlane Farm Museum. Timberlane Farm is a working farm museum
intending to preserve the 1860 to 1940 life style and farming
techniques so familiar to many of us: West on 34 from I-25 to Denver
Ave. South to 1st St. East on 1st turn right into driveway Link
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Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum. Also known as The Bimson
Blacksmith Shop. Small museum located in downtown Berthoud. National
Historic site. Link
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Stanley Museum
Lower Stanley Village in Estes Park Open year around and
shows and tells the life of F.O. Stanley and this Stanley Steamer and
the hotel. Link |
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Avery House Museum. One of Ft. Collins best
examples of it's history. A National Historic Place. Built in 1879. The
house is a living museum. The
owner and builder Franklin Avery is the man we have to thank for the wide
streets as he was the towns first surveyor.
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Discovery
Science Center Museum. 703 E. Prospect Ft Collins. Colorado's
only hands on science and technology center with 130 incredible
interactive exhibits. Link |
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The
Fort Collins Museum 200 Matthews St. Ft Collins. It's mission is
to explore the legacies of the peoples and environments of the Cache La
Poudre River Valley.
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Michael
Ricker Pewter Museum.. 107 N. College Ft Collins. Michael
Ricker has created over 4000 pewter sculptures. Some are depictions
of towns and major attractions and they are all in the museum Link |
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Museum Of
Contemporary Art. Located in Old Town Ft Collins in the old Post Office
building on College Ave and Oak St. plaza. The art museum's mission is
to promote the creation and appreciation of contemporay art to the
community. It has exhibitions, lectures and shows on a busy schedule. Link |
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Fort Vasquez
Museum. Highway 85 south of the city of Platteville. Go back into
history and visit an 1835 fur trading fort. This adobe fort and outpost
employed such trappers as Baptiste Charbonneau and Jim Beckwourth both
featured in the movie Centennial. The fort owners Louis Vasquez and
Andrew Sublette were among the first settlers and permanent traders
along the South Platte Basin.
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Meeker Home Museum An 1870 two story
adobe home of Greeley's founding family.
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Plum Farm Learning Center This Colorado
Centennial Fram began as a tree farm in 1881. Buildings are hands on
learning centers Link |
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Greeley History Museum. This museum
occupies a beautiful 1929 building that formerly housed the Greeley
Tribune Link |
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Centennial Village Museum Eight
acres of high plains history on this homestead
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Windsor
Severence Historical Museum. In the old Windsor town hall now a National
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