Hotel de Paris Museum, an elegant hostelry built in 1878 has been restored and offers tours and a museum. There are more than 10,000 slot machines, blackjack tables and poker tables in 30 different casinos, many of them housed in historic old buildings. More than a half billion dollars of gold was mined in the area and the town once boasted a population of 30,000. Today, there are 300 year-round residents. Along with Black Hawk, it is part of a National Historic District.
Admission is free.
Black Hawk, is a mile from Central City and is the site of most of the major new casino development. Admission is free. 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.