Leadville Colorado
Leadville, one of Colorado's most historically rich and fascinating towns, is located just a 3 hour drive from Crested Butte. Unlike most Colorado towns, Leadville was never a cowboy town. Instead, Leadville was founded by businessmen and entrepreneurs, mainly from Europe, who were attracted by the prospects of gold and silver. With them came a culture rich in the arts and cosmopolitan lifestyle.
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Today, Leadville's history is easily explored with a variety of museums and historic architecture. Some of the popular museums include the National Mining Museum, the Heritage Museum, and the Healy House Museum. The Tabor Opera House, built in 1879, lets you take a step into the past with much of the original architecture still intact. About 800 seats in the theater are original. Leadville is also listed as a National Historic Landmark District that spans over 70 blocks.
Some of Leadville's past local legends include Doc Holiday, the Earps, and Horace and Baby Doe Tabor. Like many who flocked to Leadville in the late 1800s, the Tabors were a classic rags-to-riches-back-to-rags story. With the discovery of sliver in Leadville, the poor were made millionaires overnight. Life was lavish until 1893 when the price of silver dropped dramatically; fortunes were lost just as fast as they were acquired.
Although Leadville offers days of attractions that can be spent indoors, it also offers just as much, or more, recreation to be had outdoors. With over 300 days of sunshine a year and low humidity, Leadville promises a comfortable environment in which to play. You can hike, bike, camp, fish, raft, and horseback ride in the summer, and downhill and cross-country ski in the winter. Snowmobiling and snowshoeing are also popular winter pastimes.
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