Theobald Award for Historic Preservation: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The BHA is pleased to announce the 2020 Theobald Award to honor a person, business, or project that exemplifies local preservation. Click here for more information and the nomination form.
Theobald Award for Historic Preservation: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The BHA is pleased to announce the 2020 Theobald Award to honor a person, business, or project that exemplifies local preservation. Click here for more information and the nomination form.
WELCOME TO HISTORIC BRECKENRIDGE
we are your go-to source for Breckenridge, Colorado history
GUIDED TOURS & HIKES OF BRECKENRIDGE
BHA will be closed through the end of May. We will post our summer schedule in mid-May.
Join a local expert to explore the history of Breckenridge! From a rough and tumble mining camp, to a civilized Victorian town, to a hippie haven, and now an international resort destination, there's history on every corner. We offer guided walking tours, hikes, and snowshoe adventures as well as mine tours and Victorian teas. There's something for everyone - families, couples, explorers, and those just strolling through town while the rest of their group is on the trails.
All prices are for adults (ages 13+) and children (ages 4-12). Children under 4 are always free.
BRECKENRIDGE
WALK THROUGH HISTORY TOUR
Join this downtown tour of our nationally recognized Historic District for an overview of Breckenridge history.
Advance reservations and payment encouraged. $20/adult; $10/child
closed; will reopen in June
AUGMENTED REALITY 1888 AND STUDENT TOURS
Experience historic Breckenridge, Colorado in augmented reality, including a 360 re-creation of Main Street during the mining era. This free experience is the first-of-its-kind immersive augmented reality experience in Colorado.
download and view anytime and anywhere
BAWDY BRECKENRIDGE TOUR
As in most frontier mountain towns, Breckenridge had many saloons and brothels. Join this adults-only tour to learn more!
Advance reservations and payment required.
$25/adult (ages 21+)
closed; will reopen in June
GOLD MINE AND DREDGE BOAT HIKE
Explore the Golden Horseshoe, one of Colorado's most fertile mining regions and home to dozens of early mining operations.
Private tour by request only.
$25/adult; $15/child
closed; will reopen in June
HIKE THROUGH GOLD MINE HISTORY
This hike tells the story of hydraulic mining -- how gold was extracted from the surrounding hills using high-pressure water hoses.
Advance reservations and payment required.
$25/adult; $15/child
closed; will reopen in June
PRESTON GHOST TOWN HIKE
Take a hike with a local expert to the ghost town of Preston, once a thriving mining town, and learn about gold mining in the region.
Advance reservations and payment required.
$40/adult; $20/child
typically offered June - October
TOMBSTONE TALES TOUR
Tour historic Valley Brook Cemetery and view the ornate gravestones representing some of the town's earliest art and written history.
Advance reservations and payment required.
$25/adult; $15/child
typically offered June - October
GOLD PANNING
AT LOMAX GULCH
Pan for gold at Lomax Gulch, site of an 1860's mining operation that used high-pressure hoses and sluice boxes.
Advance reservations and payment required.
$15/adult; $10/child
typically offered June - September
VICTORIAN TEA AT THE BRIGGLE HOUSE
Meet Kathleen Briggle, an early Breckenridge socialite, explore her classic Victorian home and enjoy an afternoon tea service.
unavailable until further notice.
dates, times, and prices subject to change without notice; all activities and exhibits are weather dependent