Cripple Creek District Museum and Information Center - Colorado

06/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who submitted a guess on Monday's What is it. The item in question is the front axle for a wagon with the "5th wheel". The link below provides good diagrams and information about wooden wagons.

Let's Talk Rusty Iron: Sam Moore revisiting the nomenclature of the wooden wagon and its different parts.

06/01/2026

It has been awhile since we've had a What Is It! Here it is. This item was discovered leaning against the Assay Building at the District Museum. The long pole on the right side of the picture is not part of the piece in question. The long metal pole is a drill bit.

05/29/2026

Do you have your tickets yet ?

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We are excited to announce our cast for "Under the Colorado Moon," our first production of the 2026 Professional Season. Rehearsals started today with performances starting in just a couple of weeks!

Have you secured your tickets yet? Grab yours at buttetheater.com!

05/28/2026

05/27/2026

A Prospect, Cripple Creek. Date Unknown

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day! 🇺🇲

05/23/2026

Mysteries at the Cripple Creek District Museum has begun! Solve the Clues for a chanceto WIN 1 of 3 Gold Nuggets!

05/22/2026

Don't forget! Donkeys are released on Monday! After you see the Donkeys, stop by the T&T Gift Shop for fun Donkey merch! 🫏 💕

05/21/2026

Stop by the Old Homestead House Museum next time you're in Cripple Creek.

Take a tour of the oldest remaining brothel in Cripple Creek, Colorado and see what it was like for madams in the old west.

05/21/2026

Coming up to the mountains? Stop by the Lowell Thomas Museum in Victor!

The Victor Lowell Thomas Museum is an original 1899 building that houses two floors of artifacts, books, exhibits and photographs depicting the life in Victor from its beginnings to the heyday of gold mining. See our diamond dust mirror, large collection of mining artifacts, themed-rooms, and old-fa...