Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Sights
Breckenridge's intriguing boomtown history, well preserved by the unsung heroes at the
Breckenridge Heritage Alliance
(
http://breckheritage.com
)
, means there's a lot to see here. Start with
the displays in the visitor center (
Click here
)
, partly set in a 19th-century log cabin.
Barney Ford Museum
MUSEUM
(
http://breckheritage.com
;
111 E Washington Ave; suggested donation $5; 11am-3pm Tue-Sun winter, to 4pm Tue-
Sun summer)
Barney Ford was an escaped slave who became a prominent entrepren-
eur and Colorado civil-rights pioneer, and made two stops in Breckenridge (where he ran
a 24-hour chopstand serving delicacies such as oysters) over the course of his incredibly
rich, tragic and triumphant life. He also owned a restaurant and hotel in Denver. The mu-
seum is set in his old home, where he lived between 1882 and 1890.
Edwin Carter Discovery Center
MUSEUM
(
http://breckheritage.com
;
111 N Ridge St; suggested donation $5;
11am-3pm Tue-Sat winter, to 4pm Tue-Sun sum-
mer; )
This award-winning museum sheds light on a pioneer lured west by the
Pike's Peak Gold Rush in 1858. He reached the Blue River valley in 1860. An original en-
vironmentalist, he noticed the impact of mining on wildlife early on, documenting genetic
