This place is really cool. So glad Breckenridge has invested in preserving history. Absolutely an…read moreamazing sawmill. Most people would overlook, but I grew up with it, all my relatives previous to me did it for a living. I was forced to as a kid, needless to say at the time a hated it. But I didn't really appreciate being forced to work with my hands. I wanted to play basketball. Anyway this place and the other location has some truly amazing historical items, just down the road from the sawmill. Come visit

We did the Lomax Mine Tour and we loved learning about Breck's mining history and panning for gold…read more I came out with 5-7 gold pieces. Some were flake to slightly large than flake size. Depending on the guide you will get a long or short tour

Cute little railroads "park" for kids with a playground and picnic benches too. Great for little…read morekids. Right next to the ice rink and the base of the hike to the troll. Easy walk from the Marriott, take you little kids!

The park is pretty good, but the playground is geared to maybe age 10 and under. There was a gold…read moremine entrance that looked fun for a photo, but some entitled group camped out inside for lunch so nobody could enter it for like a half an hour. Other than that, there are some train cars and engines, a few play structures, a building (assuming it had a bathroom and information inside, but was closed), and there was a teepee there I'm the woods. My kid had fun and I'd stop in again after we visit the troll next time.

We had a GREAT time panning for gold at Lomax Placer Gulch!!!! WONDERFUL guides who taught us SO…read moreMUCH about the gold rush history in Breckenridge and life as a miner. And super instructive and patient as they helped us pan for gold. We both found a gold flake, and I also found a garnet, too! And several beautiful quartz stones. You get to keep everything you find! What a fantastic way to spend a couple of hours while in the area! And your financial support helps keep this type of active-museum around and not developed into more condos, etc. Highly, highly recommend!

i'm going out of my way to write this review because this was such a cool experience. I did the…read more"Mother Lode" combo, which includes the main main tour, plus an additional mine tour, which to reach it that requires a quarter mile hike up a trail, and gold panning (after several tries I only found one tiny gold flake, but I got something!). Definitely bring sunscreen for the second tour, as you will be sitting outside in the sun for a little bit. It's cool and refreshing inside the mines, and they're full of history, right down to the wooden shafts that still have numbers painted on them from the miners of 1800s. You will learn about mining history and how harrowing and challenging it was, and see the actual tools they used, and how techniques developed over time. You will see shafts and tunnels you cannot explore but remain from days of old that inspire the imagination. You will also hear some silly ghost stories, and even see how UV light illuminates the rocks and minerals in the mines. Interested in history, gold, geology, or mining? Even if you aren't, take this tour anyway! It's well worth it, and the guides do a great job.

We have been to Colorado many times and this remains one of our very favorite things to do! You…read more just can't beat panning for gold in a river stream knowing that you are actually going to find flecks of gold and we have every time! It is so much fun! This year we did the tour of the cave and it was super super interesting me as well and my kids really loved it :-) I did too! Lastly, the chipmunks. You could literally just go for the chipmunks lol! They are so super friendly and so much fun! We cannot recommend this place highly enough!

This is an amazing place. Oldest, and highest elevation,…read more standing synagogue west of the Mississippi. Construction & Dedication on Rosh Hashanah, 1884. 10,152 ft elevation, difficult to bake a good Challah.

The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and the building is a beautiful and well-restored piece of…read moreJewish history. While a very small Jewish community remains in Leadville, the town was once home to a thriving community. Why they came, what the did, what institutions they built, etc capture the history of Jews in America. The place is small, so the visit won't take long, but it is well worth it.

Yeah, if you want to find out about the frontier days of the gold and silver rush, the mines, the…read moremen/women that forged their way to wealth, fame death and poverty; this is a place to start. Leadville vied against Denver for the capital of Colorado. But the historical events, strategies, travel and the shuffling for rights of control and ownership started right here at Matchless Mine. We did a guided tour and our tour guide was a bit different in his approach to the stories behind the mine and Leadville. Very intriguing the similarity of the women back than and the women of today. They were very prominent in the development of this vast area. Very interesting and grabbing how the lives of these people all entwined to deliver a booming town and it's people. I'd love to spend a little more time but the day was over.

The Matchless Mine came highly recommended both by the lady at the Leadville Visitor's center and…read morefrom a limited number (3) Yelp reviews. It is about 1 1/2 miles outside downtown Leadville and I think it's over-rated. There are 2 admission prices -- $6 per person ($5 for kids) for the self-guided tour or $10 per person for a guided tour. We were too late for the last guided tour of the day and opted for the $6 self-guided tour. There are 3 or 4 buildings (2 that you can actually walk into) and about 8-10 placards with descriptions of the mining operation and about Baby Doe. One building was the cabin where Baby Doe spent the final years of her life and included some pictures and a copy of her death certificate. You really didn't learn too much about Baby Doe from the displays in the cabin - her story was better told on one of the placards. The other building you could get inside had some displays of old mining equipment and tools but - again - not a whole lot of useful information. You learned more from the signs. Other buildings included a power magazine that you could look into and a couple of non-descript and otherwise unidentified shacks. Maybe the guided tour would have provided more information but by the end of my self-guided tour, I was glad I hadn't paid the extra $4 for the guided tour.

Absolutely beautiful drive! We started in Georgetown, stopped in the visitor center for a restroom…read morebreak, very cute town if you have time to walk around. The drive is lovely, lots of places to stop and take in the scenery. We got lucky at a stop and watched a moose walk out of the woods for a drink of water. So cool! We ended our trip with a stop in Bailey at Aspen Peak Wine Cellars, highly recommend.

Always a great time and some awesome views by the Georgetown side. We saw so many animals in like…read more8 miles of driving: deer, goats, bobcat, moose...and several areas with running water. I've driven this a few times but right after a snowfall is the best and it makes the animals easy to spot, even while driving.

I wish we could post some of our amazing pictures here. Dave Lively is an incredible tour guide…read morewho has a keen knowledge of the history surrounding the park and also a unique family connection. Be sure to book this tour in 2020 if you can.

Dave gave us an amazing tour of Rocky Mountain National Park. He taught us history and helped us…read morelearn all about the beautiful scenery in the park. He gave insight and shared stories that will truly enhance our understanding and visits to the park. We appreciate all the time he took to answer our questions, take our pictures, and show us amazing scenery. We highly recommend his tours to anyone wanting to learn more about and enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park.