Historic Sites in Denver, CO
We list 5 historic sites across the Denver area. Compare prices, hours and age ranges in one place, then pick the one that fits your day.
Sorted by distance from Denver, nearest first. Those are straight-line miles, so every drive is longer than the number on the card.
History Colorado runs eleven museums and historic sites across the state, with the main location in Denver. Families can explore exhibits on Colorado history and…
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Margaret “Molly” Brown is the amazing and spirited woman who survived the sinking of the Titanic and earned the title of Heroine of the Titanic ! The Brown’s home…
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A small museum housed in an 1890s coal miner's cottage in Old Town Lafayette, Colorado. The museum tells the story of the area's past through mining and farming…
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The Colorado Chautauqua opened its doors in 1898 and is one of the few surviving campuses from the height of the Chautauqua movement of the late 19th and early…
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A museum in downtown Boulder focused on the area's history and community stories. Families can explore exhibitions on topics including Native Americans, aerospace…
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Where a card says no price or no hours listed, the venue does not publish it. We would rather leave the gap than fill it with a guess. Prices come from each venue's own website, and we publish one only when the figure appears on the page we took it from. Tell us if we are missing one you know.
Which one, by age
Two children three years apart do not have to be a compromise. The age line on every card shows what that venue serves.
Molly Brown House Museum
Best here for six to nine, 1 miles out, listed ages 6–16 and admission from $13.
Lafayette History Museum
Best here for ten and up, 19 miles out, listed ages 6–16 and free admission.
Free historic sites in Denver
One place on this page gets you in free. That makes a short trip easy to justify on a day when nobody is sure how long they will last.
Lafayette History Museum
Free to get in, 19 miles out and listed ages 6–16.
By town
Most of these are not in Denver proper, and the town is usually what decides whether a place is worth the trip. 1 more towns are represented in the list above.
Historic Sites in Denver
2 of them: History Colorado and Molly Brown House Museum, the closest 1 miles from the middle of Denver and 1 with a published admission price.
Planning a visit
These run from 1 to 25 miles out from the middle of Denver. Hours move with the season and with school holidays, so check the listing before you set off. If you run one of the places on this page, you can claim it for free and keep its hours and prices right.
Before you go
Grip socks. Almost every venue requires them for children and several require them for adults. Most sell them at the door for a few dollars. Bringing your own is cheaper and means you are not buying a fourth pair.
Check whether adults pay. It runs from free to full price and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you.
Weekday mornings are the toddler rush. If you want space, aim for after two on a school day. Weekend mornings are the busiest hours of the week almost everywhere.
Ninety minutes is the realistic ceiling for most children under five. There is rarely a gradual wind down. Leaving with time left on the clock is not wasted money, it is a better afternoon.
Call ahead in school holidays. Several of these venues run camps and private events that close open play with no notice on the website.
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Common questions about historic sites in Denver
How many historic sites are there in Denver?
We list 5 historic sites within 28 miles of Denver, CO. Every one is a published listing with an address we checked.
Which historic sites in Denver publish their prices?
2 of the 5 here do, and each price was checked word for word against the venue's own page before we published it. The rest do not publish one, so their card says no price listed rather than carrying a guess.
Are any historic sites in Denver free?
Yes. One place gets you in free: Lafayette History Museum.
How did Mini Navigators choose these historic sites?
We list every one we have within 28 miles of the center of Denver. Each is a published place with an address we geocoded and checked, and the business can claim its listing to keep the hours and prices current.
Do adults have to pay?
It varies more than you would expect, from free to full price, and it changes the cost of a visit by a lot when there are two of you. The price on each card is what it costs to get a child in. Where a venue publishes an adult price it is on the listing, and where it does not we have left it out rather than assume.
Do I need to book ahead?
Usually not for open play, but several venues cap capacity at weekends and during school holidays, and some close open play entirely for private events. Where a venue has its own booking page, the listing links straight to it.
What should I bring?
Grip socks, a water bottle, a change of clothes for anyone under four, and a plan for leaving before the meltdown rather than after it.
What else is there to do with kids in Denver?
Denver has 12 categories of kid-friendly places on Mini Navigators, from playgrounds and museums to splash pads and zoos. The Denver hub lists all of them.
Listings last checked September 19, 2026.