
Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Colorado!
Whether you’re looking for an Educational Field Trip or a Fun Day Out with the Kids…
Or if you are planning a Family Vacation for Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter Break…
Or maybe you’re a Full-Time Family touring the US in your van or RV….
Perhaps you are an International Traveler planning your next major excursion into the United States…
Whatever your reason for exploring the world with YOUR Family…
SPGFAN has THE BEST LISTS of Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Each of the 50 United States!
Load YOUR Itineraries with THE COOLEST Kid-Centered Adventures and Create Fabulous Memories to Last Their Entire Lives!

Learn, Play, Experience, Relax, and Enjoy Yourselves with These Great National Parks, State Parks, Theme Parks, Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, Nature Centers, Factory Tours, Historic Sites, Notable Homes, Cultural Attractions, Art Events, Live Performances, Sporting Events, Beaches, Mountains, Cities, Towns, Farms, and MORE!

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Top Family-Friendly Destinations in Colorado!
CITY / ATTRACTION
Apishapa Valley Heritage Center | Aguilar |
Luther Bean Museum | Alamosa |
Ryan Geological Museum | Alamosa |
San Luis Valley Museum | Alamosa |
Conejos County Museum | Antonito |
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities | Arvada |
Arvada Flour Mill Museum | Arvada |
Cussler Museum | Arvada |
Ashcroft Ghost Town | Ashcroft |
Aspen Art Museum | Aspen |
Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum | Aspen |
Wheeler / Stallard Museum | Aspen |
Aurora History Museum | Aurora |
Plains Conservation Center | Aurora |
Little Thompson Valley Pioneer Museum | Berthoud |
McCarty Fickel Home | Berthoud |
Boulder History Museum (now doing business as “Museum of Boulder”) | Boulder |
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Boulder |
CU Art Museum | Boulder |
CU Heritage Center | Boulder |
Fiske Planetarium | Boulder |
James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum | Boulder |
Leanin’ Tree Museum of Western Art | Boulder |
Museum of Boulder | Boulder |
Shelby American Collection | Boulder |
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History | Boulder |
Barney Ford Victorian House | Breckenridge |
Breckenridge Welcome Center | Breckenridge |
Edwin Carter Discovery Center | Breckenridge |
Lomax Placer Mine | Breckenridge |
Mountain Top Children’s Museum | Breckenridge |
Red, White and Blue Fire Museum | Breckenridge |
Summit Ski Exhibit | Breckenridge |
Washington Gold & Silver Mine | Breckenridge |
Adams County Museum | Brighton |
Broomfield Depot Museum | Broomfield |
Broomfield Veterans Memorial Museum | Broomfield |
Brush Area Museum and Cultural Center | Brush |
Buena Vista Heritage Museum | Buena Vista |
Turner Farm | Buena Vista |
Old Town Museum and Emporium | Burlington |
Museum of Colorado Prisons | Cañon City |
Royal Gorge Regional Museum and History Center | Cañon City |
Castle Rock Museum | Castle Rock |
Pioneer Town Museum | Cedaredge |
Coeur d’ Alene Mine Shaft House | Central City |
Gilpin History Museum | Central City |
Hidee Gold Mine | Central City |
Thomas House | Central City |
Washington Hall | Central City |
Cheyenne Wells Old Jail Museum | Cheyenne Wells |
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Museum | Cheyenne Wells |
Hahns Peak Museum | Clark |
Little Green Schoolhouse | Clark |
American Numismatic Association Money Museum | Colorado Springs |
Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center | Colorado Springs |
Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway | Colorado Springs |
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center | Colorado Springs |
Colorado Springs Historical Military Museum | Colorado Springs |
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | Colorado Springs |
Dr. Lester L. Williams Fire Museum | Colorado Springs |
Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center | Colorado Springs |
May Natural History Museum | Colorado Springs |
McAllister House Museum | Colorado Springs |
Old Colorado City History Center | Colorado Springs |
Penrose Heritage Museum | Colorado Springs |
Peterson Air and Space Museum | Colorado Springs |
Pikes Peak Radio & Electronics Museum | Colorado Springs |
ProRodeo Hall of Fame | Colorado Springs |
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site | Colorado Springs |
Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum | Colorado Springs |
Space Foundation Discovery Center | Colorado Springs |
The National Museum of World War II Aviation | Colorado Springs |
Western Museum of Mining & Industry | Colorado Springs |
World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame | Colorado Springs |
Cortez Cultural Center | Cortez |
Mesa Verde National Park | Cortez |
Notah Dineh Trading Company and Museum | Cortez |
Museum of Northwest Colorado | Craig |
Wyman Living History Museum | Craig |
Creede Historic Museum | Creede |
Creede Underground Mining Museum | Creede |
Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum | Crested Butte |
Crestone Historical Museum | Crestone |
Cripple Creek District Museum | Cripple Creek |
Cripple Creek Fire Station # 3 | Cripple Creek |
Cripple Creek Heritage and Information Center | Cripple Creek |
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine | Cripple Creek |
Old Homestead House Museum | Cripple Creek |
Outlaws and Lawmen Jail Museum | Cripple Creek |
Crowley Heritage Center | Crowley |
Pioneer Historical Museum | Deer Trail |
Rio Grande County Museum | Del Norte |
Delta County Historical Museum | Delta |
Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum | Delta |
Black American West Museum | Denver |
Byers-Evans House Museum | Denver |
Cable Center | Denver |
The CELL | Denver |
Children’s Museum of Denver | Denver |
Clyfford Still Museum | Denver |
Colorado Governor’s Mansion | Denver |
Colorado State Capitol | Denver |
Denver Art Museum | Denver |
Denver Museum of Nature & Science | Denver |
Denver Firefighters Museum | Denver |
Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys | Denver |
Dikeou Collection | Denver |
Forney Transportation Museum | Denver |
History Colorado Center | Denver |
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art | Denver |
Mizel Arts and Culture Center | Denver |
Mizel Museum | Denver |
Molly Brown House | Denver |
Molly Brown Summer House | Denver |
Museo de las Americas | Denver |
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver | Denver |
National Ballpark Museum | Denver |
Pearce-McAllister Cottage | Denver |
Stiles African American Heritage Center | Denver |
Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum | Denver |
Dillon Schoolhouse Museum | Dillon |
Dinosaur National Monument | Dinosaur |
Anasazi Heritage Center | Dolores |
Galloping Goose Historical Society Museum | Dolores |
Animas Museum | Durango |
Center of Southwest Studies | Durango |
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad | Durango |
Powerhouse Science Center | Durango |
A.J. Eaton House Museum | Eaton |
Lee Maxwell Washing Machine Museum | Eaton |
Museum of Outdoor Arts | Englewood |
Wise Homestead Museum | Erie |
Enos Mills Cabin Museum | Estes Park |
Estes Park Museum | Estes Park |
Lula W. Dorsey Museum | Estes Park |
MacGregor Ranch | Estes Park |
Stanley Steamcar Museum | Estes Park |
Hiwan Homestead Museum | Evergreen |
Humphrey History Park & Museum | Evergreen |
South Park City | Fairplay |
Second Central School Museum | Flagle |
Flagler Hospital Museum & Hal Borland Room | Flagler |
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument | Florissant |
Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising | Fort Collins |
Avery House | Fort Collins |
Bee Family Centennial Farm Museum | Fort Collins |
Clara Hatton Gallery | Fort Collins |
Colorado State University Art Galleries | Fort Collins |
Fort Collins Museum of Art | Fort Collins |
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery | Fort Collins |
Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures | Fort Collins |
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art | Fort Collins |
Fort Garland Museum | Fort Garland |
White Mountain Trading Post Museum | Fort Garland |
Fort Lupton Museum | Fort Lupton |
Fort Morgan Museum | Fort Morgan |
Frisco Historic Park | Frisco |
Dinosaur Journey Museum | Fruita |
Gateway Automobile Museum | Gateway |
Georgetown Energy Museum | Georgetown |
Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park | Georgetown |
Hamill House Museum | Georgetown |
Hotel de Paris Museum | Georgetown |
Four Mile Historic Park | Glendale |
Frontier Historical Museum | Glenwood Springs |
American Mountaineering Museum | Golden |
Astor House Museum | Golden |
Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave | Golden |
Clear Creek History Park | Golden |
Colorado Railroad Museum | Golden |
Foothills Art Center | Golden |
Golden History Center | Golden |
Mines Museum of Earth Science | Golden |
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum | Golden |
Emily Warner Field Aviation Museum | Granby |
Moffat Road Railroad Museum | Granby |
CAF Rocky Mountain Wing Museum | Grand Junction |
Cross Orchards Historic Site | Grand Junction |
Museum of the West | Grand Junction |
Western Colorado Center for the Arts | Grand Junction |
Kauffman House | Grand Lake |
Centennial Village Museum | Greeley |
Colorado Model Railroad Museum | Greeley |
Greeley History Museum | Greeley |
Meeker Home | Greeley |
White-Plumb Farm Learning Center | Greeley |
Madden Museum of Art | Greenwood Village |
Inspection Museum | Gunbarrel |
Gunnison Pioneer Museum | Gunnison |
Hayden Heritage Center | Hayden |
Homelake Veterans History Museum | Homelake |
Pioneer Village Museum | Hot Sulphur Springs |
Creamery Arts Center | Hotchkiss |
Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum | Hotchkiss |
Vintage Aero Flying Museum | Hudson |
Hedlund House Museum | Hugo |
Argo Gold Mine and Mill | Idaho Springs |
Underhill Museum | Idaho Springs |
Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum | Ignacio |
Parish House Museum | Johnstown |
Elbert County Museum | Kiowa |
Heritage Park Museum | Kremmling |
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site | La Junta |
Koshare Indian Museum | La Junta |
Otero Museum | La Junta |
Francisco Fort Museum | La Veta |
Lafayette Miners Museum | Lafayette |
Spirit of Flight Center | Lafayette |
WOW! Children’s Museum | Lafayette |
Hinsdale County Museum | Lake City |
Colfax Museum | Lakewood |
Lakewood Cultural Center | Lakewood |
Lakewood Heritage Center | Lakewood |
Big Timbers Museum | Lamar |
Boggsville Historic Site | Las Animas |
John W Rawlings Heritage Center | Las Animas |
Healy House Museum and Dexter Cabin | Leadville |
National Mining Hall of Fame | Leadville |
Temple Israel | Leadville |
Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park | Limon |
Littleton Museum | Littleton |
Agricultural Heritage Center | Longmont |
Dougherty Museum | Longmont |
Firehouse Art Center | Longmont |
Longmont Museum & Cultural Center | Longmont |
Old Mill Park | Longmont |
Louisville Historical Museum | Louisville |
Loveland Museum & Gallery | Loveland |
Lyons Redstone Museum | Lyons |
Jack Dempsey Museum and Park | Manassa |
Manitou Cliff Dwellings | Manitou Springs |
Miramont Castle | Manitou Springs |
White River Museum | Meeker |
Monte Vista Historical Society Museum | Monte Vista |
Transportation of the West Museum | Monte Vista |
Montrose County Historical Museum | Montrose |
Museum of the Mountain West | Montrose |
Ute Indian Museum | Montrose |
Colorado Music Hall of Fame | Morrison |
Dinosaur Ridge | Morrison |
Morrison Natural History Museum | Morrison |
Gillaspie House | Nederland |
Nederland Mining Museum | Nederland |
Northern Drylanders Museum | Nunn |
Tracks and Trails Museum | Oak Creek |
Ouray County Museum | Ouray |
Fred Harman Art Museum | Pagosa Springs |
San Juan Historical Society Museum | Pagosa Springs |
Lucretia Vaile Museum | Palmer Lake |
The Wildlife Experience | Parker |
Fort Vasquez Museum | Platteville |
Platteville Pioneer Museum | Platteville |
Buell Children’s Museum | Pueblo |
Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Museum | Pueblo |
El Pueblo History Museum | Pueblo |
InfoZone News Museum | Pueblo |
Pueblo Heritage Center | Pueblo |
Pueblo Railway Museum | Pueblo |
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum | Pueblo |
Rosemount Museum | Pueblo |
Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center | Pueblo |
Steelworks Museum of Industry and Culture | Pueblo |
Rangely Automotive Museum | Rangely |
Rangely Outdoor Museum | Rangely |
Ridgway Railroad Museum | Ridgway |
Rifle Heritage Center | Rifle |
Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater | Rocky Mountain National Park |
Hazard House Museum | Saguache |
Saguache County Museum | Saguache |
Salida Museum | Salida |
Sanford Museum | Sanford |
Sedalia Museum | Sedalia |
Old Hundred Gold Mine | Silverton |
San Juan County Historical Society Museum | Silverton |
Bailey Saddleland Museum | Simla |
Springfield Museum | Springfield |
Steamboat Art Museum | Steamboat Springs |
Tread of Pioneers Museum | Steamboat Springs |
Overland Trail Museum | Sterling |
Comanche Crossing Museum | Strasburg |
Telluride Historical Museum | Telluride |
Ute Mountain Tribal Park | Towaoc |
A.R. Mitchell Memorial Museum of Western Art | Trinidad |
Louden-Henritze Museum of Archaeology | Trinidad |
Old Fire House No.1 Children’s Museum | Trinidad |
Trinidad History Museum | Trinidad |
Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum and Hall of Fame at the Colorado Snowsports Museum | Vail |
Victor Lowell Thomas Museum | Victor |
Victor’s Gold Camp Ag & Mining Museum | Victor |
Museum of Friends | Walsenburg |
Paleo Pelagica Museum | Walsenburg |
Walsenburg Mining Museum | Walsenburg |
Bowles House | Westminster |
Wheat Ridge Historical Park | Wheat Ridge |
Town of Windsor Museum | Windsor |
Cozens Ranch and Stage Stop Museum | Winter Park |
Pikes Peak Museum | Woodland Park |
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center | Woodland Park |
Ute Pass History Park | Woodland Park |
Yampa Egeria Museum | Yampa |
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