Gilpin Historical Society Museums

05/23/2026

The Gilpin History Museum is now open for the summer. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, kids 12 and under are free. We hope to see you in Central City this summer.

05/06/2026

Daily Mining Journal, June 11, 1864. As Colorado celebrates its 150th birthday, its worth remembering that not everyone wanted Colorado to become a state. Find out more when the Gilpin History Museum opens for the summer on May 23 with our new special exhibit Just Say No to Colorado: Gilpin County and the Anti-Statehood Campaigns.

02/14/2026

Happy Jack Benny Day (b. Feb. 14, 1894)

02/06/2026

We will have a limited number of tickets available tomorrow at the door, cash only ($16). There is still time to visit the Tour Office to purchase tickets. We will start letting people upstairs at about 1:30, but feel free to come early and get something to eat or drink or play some games at Monte Lobo, 131 Main St. in Central City.

02/05/2026

Returning to the stage in Central City for the first time in 165 years, the infamous Mlle. Rose Haydee, one afternoon only. See her at the Creepy Crawl: Valentine's Edition, Saturday, February 7 at 2 p.m. at Monte Lobo on Main Street in Central City. Tickets $16 in advance, call the museum at 303-582-5283 or visit the Tour Office across the street from the Teller House to purchase.

02/02/2026

Is rejection in love a good thing? Hear what the family of Central City native Frank Smith has to say about it at the Creepy Crawl: Valentine's Edition on February 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets $16 in advance, call the museum at 303-582-5283 or stop by the Tour Office at Washington hall to purchase.

02/02/2026

01/26/2026

Former Gilpin County Treasurer Christopher Trezise has tips on wooing the love of your life. Find out if they're good or not at the Creepy Crawl Valentine's Edition on Saturday, February 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets $16 in advance. Call the museum at 303-582-5283 or stop by the Tour Office at Washington Hall to purchase.

01/21/2026

John Rice has a few thoughts on marriage. Hear them at the Creepy Crawl Valentine's Edition, Saturday, February 7 at 2 p.m. Tickets $16, call the museum at 303-582-5283 or visit the Tour Office at 117 Eureka St. to purchase (advance tickets required).

01/08/2026

Creepy Crawl Valentine's Edition. Feb 7 at 2 p.m. at Monte Lobo on Main Street in Central City. Not all love stories have a happy ending. Hear five stories of love gone wrong in Gilpin County. Tickets $16 in advance, space is limited so advance purchase is required. Call the museum at 303-582-5283 (leave a message if there's no answer) or visit the Tour Office to purchase tickets.