Helpful but low pressure sales rep. Great selection of painters with diverse styles. A couple good…read moresculptors as well.

We decided to take a drive to discover more of western Colorado. While driving on West 70 toward…read moreDillon Reservoir we stopped to see Georgetown. It's a quaint town. The kind of place I imagine people don't lock their homes or cars. After a late, delicious breakfast at Happy Cooker, we took a stroll down the main street (6th Street). One of the places that caught our eye was Georgetown Gallery. It shares a front door with Georgetown Coffee & Tea. We're not big on visiting galleries because they either have outrageous prices or the art is so bizarre or ornate it's nothing we would consider putting in our home. But Georgetown Gallery is different. It is made up of several mini-galleries from artists who make unique, affordable, and very tasteful pieces. If I had unlimited funds, I would have needed two men and a small boy to carry out all the pieces of art I would have purchased! The artisans also take turns staffing the place. On this day we got to meet Karen Heber. A retired school teacher turned painter and potter. We purchased one of her lithographs. (It's the one she shows on the gallery's website.) There were a few others we also liked but our budget wouldn't allow us to buy everything we liked. Karen's pottery was beautiful and cool, but we bought a piece of pottery from another artist to fit the decor of a friend's home. Between you and me... this gallery is VERY affordable and many of the pieces are a BARGAIN! We expected the piece of pottery we bought to easily be around $35. When Karen said it was $18 we just looked at each other like "Okaaaay, wrap it up!" All-in-all it was a pleasure to speak with Karen, learn about her art and the local history, and take our time looking around the gallery without being pressured. I'm sure we'll be visiting the gallery again around Christmastime when the town has special holiday festivities.

great burritos, cinnamon cake was unbelievable, customer service was amazing, beautiful location,…read morehighly recommend

I spent the three best hour of this year up there. This was the most fun activity. I have done in a…read morevery long time. John is super friendly, extremely knowledgeable and he teach you the art of making glass product with such passion and love he would make you want to change your profession. I really recommend this place for great fun. He also sale some beautiful arts pieces. Ask him to speak French with you ......

We have never done this and it was incredible! We already scheduled another class to make a few…read moremore things. If you are in the area, MAKE TIME. You will not regret the experience. Go John!!

I covet just about everything in Thomas D. Mangelsen's Brekcenridge, CO gallery. Can't afford any…read moreof it, though. So, I keep an eye out for talented and cheaper photographers. Today I decided to head a little ways into the mountains to check out supposedly Victorian Georgetown just off I70. The historic district, while small, does have charm. It's worth the detour. After scoping out the shops I was immediately drawn to Grizzly Creek Gallery. To my surprise, the guy helping the people already in the shop was the owner/photographer Gary Haines. (Good luck running into Mangelsen at one of his galleries.) He's warm and friendly, has some great work and (best of all) he's got some reasonable prices. He's also a local. Support Colorado artists! After selecting a print it turned out he's also an expert framer. Ever been to Fast Frame? Wow, expensive! Even Hobby Lobby adds up quick. Gary framed the print in a gorgeous barn wood frame (he gets them from a friend in South Dakota) for less than Hobby Lobby's ordinary boring stuff. Thanks, Gary! Will be back on a regular basis to check out your new work.

Nice gallery to stroll through. A little contemporary for my tastes, but I enjoy art anywhere I…read morefind it. Friendly associates.

Absolutely the best art gallery I've been to. I enjoyed nearly every piece. We appreciated the…read moredifferent mediums and techniques used, quite a variety, and some I've never seen before. Lots of really beautiful, home-friendly items. Nice woman working there. Ever since traveling back home I'm still thinking of several pieces I'd like to ship! Prices did not seem unreasonable.

Very interesting, informative displays about mining: discovery of precious minerals, history,…read moreclaims, Colorado lore, to current mine operations. The museum is well laid out and you take it in at your own pace. I expect most people would want to spend 1-2 hours here. I particularly enjoyed reading about the first discovery of gold near Idaho Springs and what lead to the Gold rush. I also enjoyed seeing how mining techniques evolved over a short period to reveal and extract even more and more precious minerals. I learned about florescent rocks. On the top level are the hall of fame members who made significant contributions to mining, like John Wesley Powell, US Army officer, Grand Canyon explorer, professor and of course geologist; and Ed Schieffelin, who discovered silver and founded the town of Tombstone, Az, which at the turn of the last century was the largest town west of the Mississippi River.

Want to see everything about mining? This is the museum. Rooms and floors presenting local…read morehistory mining, the Western states, National mining, world history, specific metals and minerals such as gold, molybdenum, silver, coal etc. Well done dioramas, walk thru mining tunnels, exhibits showing the uses of mining products and reclamation projects. Bonus is the Hall of Fame, the who's who of people who influence American mining.

The name has changed, but I absolutely love this place. We vacationed in Colorado for a week, and…read morewhen people ask me how it went, this is always the first place I bring up. They had a pretty good selection, with amazing deals. It's pretty much one of those cozy, cute stores out of a Christmas holiday movie.

Fabulous trove of used books! The selection of cookbooks is really amazing. I found two excellent…read morebooks on fondue. They also have a ton of art books, travel guides, fiction and magazines. The lady at the counter was super nice and helpful. One of the fondue books I purchased was very reasonably priced at 5.25. The other was 7, which I thought was a little high but I got it anyways. Highly recommend stopping in here when in Breck. Cool, independent place.

Great little shop if you are looking for local made gifts or pieces of art. Great inventory and a…read moreselection of various forms of art. My favorite designer is marleyseifertdesigns!