Check Out a Historic Colorado Mine You Can Actually Visit

Colorado's rich history of mining has left us with plenty of reminders of the past in the form of countless abandoned mines, most of which you shouldn't visit in person for legal and safety reasons.

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However, for those curious as to what it's like to visit one of these historic, abandoned mines, there is actually one in the small town of Creede, Colorado that not only allows visitors, but it's encouraged.

Take a Virtual Tour of Colorado's Creede Underground Mining Museum

The small town of Creede, Colorado, is located in the San Luis Valley, and between the years of 1889 and 1893, it served as a booming mining town.

However, when the mining operations dried up in Creede, as they did in various other parts of the state, the environment shifted.

Fortunately, the mining culture and one of the actual mines in Creede have been preserved in the form of its Underground Mining Museum.

Keep scrolling to take a virtual tour of the Creede Underground Mining Museum:

The ability to check out a historic Colorado mine safely and legally is rare, but as you can see from the virtual tour above, the Creede Underground Mining Museum offers that precise experience to visitors.

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Now that we've taken a walk through Creede's impressive Underground Mining Museum, you can keep scrolling to check out some more of Colorado's innumerable mines found throughout the state safely and comfortably: