Colorado Springs Official Visitors Guide 2009 - (Page 61) Pikes-Peak.com Not To Be Missed: NEARBY COMMUNITIES 61 Not To Be Missed: Cripple Creek & Mountain Communities Ghost town journey on the Cripple Creek Narrow Gauge Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad Cripple Creek - 45 miles southwest of Colorado Springs cripplecreekrailroad.com, 689-2640 • Take a ride through time and gold mining history • Trains depart every 45 minutes mid-May – mid-October • Fully restored 15-ton locomotive of the 0-4-0 type • Special stops for points of interest and photo opportunities 45 Min Map Location: 87 MTN Explore for gold 1,000 feet underground ollie Kathleen Gold Mine Tour M On Highway 67 one mile north of Cripple Creek, 80813 goldminetours.com, 689-2466, 888-291-5689-9101 • Descend this country’s only vertical gold mine shaft. • Tour original 1890s gold mine 1,000 ft. underground • Witness displays of gold mining equipment in operation • Ride on an air-powered mine train 1,000 feet underground • View veins of real gold. Receive a free gold ore specimen • Located halfway between Pikes Peak & the Royal Gorge in the world’s greatest gold camp, Cripple Creek, Colorado. • Tours last one hour underground. 1.5-3 Hours Map Location: 93 MTN Visit the Heart of History! ikes Peak Heritage Center at Cripple Creek P 9283 S. Highway 67, P.O. Box 430 Cripple Creek, Colorado 80813 visitcripplecreek.com, 877-858-4653 • 11,600 square feet of interactive, educational exhibits • Learn about the region's rich and colorful gold mining history and current-day mining activity • Visitors of all ages will also learn about dinosaurs that once roamed this region, geologic history, and the area’s flora and fauna • Admission is free, and the center is open seven days a week for individuals, families and tour groups area code is 719 unless otherwise indicated 1-2 Hours 3 Map Location: 1 2 MTN http://www.Pikes-Peak.com http://www.cripplecreekrailroad.com http://www.goldminetours.com http://www.visitcripplecreek.com
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