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Breckenridge

Breckenridge is unique to Summit County in that the town wasn't built as a ski resort. Rather, it was built from the sweat and dreams of miners over a hundred years ago. The quaint historic center now houses T-shirt shops, high-end restaurants and converted Victorian inns.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

Barney Ford Museum
Breckenridge
Barney Ford was an escaped slave who became a prominent entrepreneur and Colorado civil-rights pioneer, and made two stops in Breckenridge (where he ran a…
Edwin Carter Discovery Center
Breckenridge
This award-winning museum sheds light on a pioneer lured west by the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush in 1858. He reached the Blue River valley in 1860. An original…
Boreas Pass
Breckenridge
Originally known as Breckenridge Pass (11,481ft), this road first began serving stagecoaches in 1866 when prospectors flooded into the area from South…
Breckenridge Arts District
Breckenridge
This block-long stretch of historic Breckenridge is where you’ll find a burgeoning arts scene. It has a live-work art space for visiting artists, a…
Lomax Placer Mine
Breckenridge
Here’s a chance to pan for gold, learn how old-mining-town chemists assayed the valuable claims and check out the actual sluices and flumes used in placer…
High Line Railroad Park
Breckenridge
This isn't much of a park, but it is notable for its display of a vintage narrow-gauge rotary plow and the locomotives that powered it up the famed,…
Blue River Plaza
Breckenridge
A beautifully landscaped riverside plaza with ample seating looking out onto the numbered peaks. There is sculpture, a 19th-century wagon, a small toddler…
Summit Ski Museum
Breckenridge
This small museum celebrates the first ski town in Colorado – that would be Breck – and the first century of Summit County skiing. There's a documentary…