The museum has a great opportunity to see life in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The old school, cabin and house is well preserved and free to enter with donations welcome. People were friendly and knew a lot about the history. They will listen to a presentation in an old classroom, then roam by yourself. The museum has lots of artifacts from Ute tribes, miners, firemen, firefighters, sheriffs and old West crime and fire fighting history. It is a fun and interesting museum with plenty of parking, a good rainy day activity, and staff obviously is passionate bout what they do.
Great museum with very passionate and knowledgeable staff. They give a detailed introduction to Durango history before letting you explore the museum. The museum itself also has a lot of cool things to explore.
December 2025
What a great collection of local history. Charles gave us an incredibly detailed summary of the history of the area and the adjacent cabin and house were neat time capsules.
November 2025
Loved this museum! The folks running the place are incredibly knowledgeable and friendly.
