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Photo: Don O'Brien from Piketon, Ohio, United States, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Take a ride on the old gold trains. This includes detailed commentary on the gold mines in the region.
The Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 2 ft narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates seasonal tourist trains between Cripple Creek and the city's outskirts to the south. The railroad uses a revitalized section of the original Midland Terminal Railway and the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. The railroad's one station and around half of its route is located within the Cripple Creek Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.
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5 historic buildings- the Midland Terminal Railway Depot (operated 1895-1949), Colorado Trading & Transfer (1893), the Assay Office (a garage converted to show where miners brought ore to assess its gold value), and two miner's cabins.
Historic Butte Opera House
Plays, musicals, comedy, and concerts. One of the last theaters to present Classical American Melodramas. Community season January-May, Professional season June-December, with special events throughout the year.