Fodor's Expert Review San Juan County Historical Society Mining Heritage Center

Silverton Fodor's Choice

This large, well-kept museum houses an assortment of mining memorabilia, minerals, and local artifacts, including walk-in mining-tunnel replicas. The museum also includes the old San Juan County Jail, built in 1902. Here you can get a glimpse of turn-of-the-20th-century life in the region.

Fodor's Choice History Museum

Quick Facts

1557 Greene St.
Silverton, Colorado  81433, USA

970-387–5609

www.sanjuancountyhistoricalsociety.org

Sight Details:
Rate Includes: $10, Closed mid-Oct.–late May

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