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. 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.