Central City Opera House, ornate opera house originally opened in 1878 and still offers an ensemble repertory each summer performing opera classics in English. Tours are available year-round. Gilpin County Historical Society Museum, mining artifacts and museum. Teller House, an old hotel where President Grant once stayed is now a museum with authentically furnished rooms and the famous face on the barroom floor. Boulder, a delightful college town located at the base of the Flatirons, a series of vivid red rock formations that lie at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.
Admission is free.
Admission is free. Celestial Seasonings, the largest herbal tea manufacturer in the U.S. produces over a billion tea bags a year. Free tours and tastings. Chatauqua Park, beautiful historic park at the base of the mountains and one of the few remaining Chautauquas in the nation. Admission is free.