Best places: Museums in Boulder, United States

Thousands of geological & paleontological specimens on display indoors & out, plus a gift shop.

Roomy venue exhibiting famous midcentury racecars, plus photos, artwork & memorabilia.

Parkland & wooden cabins with a living history museum showcasing life during the early 1800s.

Large indoor-outdoor history museum with 100-plus vintage trains, a miniature railroad & exhibits.

👍👍 Hands down my favorite author. This has been on the bucket list and it doesn't disappoint. Another post whined about not having as many cars as they felt they should have. I don't know about the rest of you but I only have three cars so anything over three is a huge collection. Anyway amazing collec...

Interactive gallery focused on arts & crafts, science, dance & language lessons for kids 11 & under.

Campus museum focusing on Rocky Mountains & Southwest with everything from dinos to kids' zone.

👍 This review is more about the CMC group that often works out of this building... they're incredible. Very welcoming, knowledgeable + just fun to be around. Great organization to look into of you're looking for outdoor education + training.

Exhibits at this cultural center cover regional historic events, inventions, music & memorabilia.

Mansion showcasing local history with extensive archives, displays from furniture to toys & events.

👍👍 This is a creative oasis in a very unassuming place. Come here with your kids and have them run around the playground of junk. They will always find new and different things to do here. Come here with friends and listen to live music and sip lattes. Come here on a work day and take advantage of re...

👍👍 This is a small museum with a ton of well organized information and artifacts from wars Colorado's citizens have been involved with. There is a team of caring and informed people behind these exhibits, and they often have guest speakers who share their stories and experiences. I especially liked th...

👍👍 The hours of the museum are pretty limited (perhaps since covid), but the surrounding area has a handful of old historical buildings that are neat even to just check out from the outside. Not a whole lot going on there, but a nice quiet place to go, relax, and check out some history.