Western Museum of Mining & Industry
Mining museum on a 27-acre campus in Colorado Springs with working steam engines, a walk-through mine drift and gold panning.
Ways to visit
Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided) Open
Opening days and hours are not stated. The stamp mill opens seasonally in warmer months, weather permitting.
- What you see
- Exhibits, Groundswmmi.org, 2026-11-05
- How
- Walk inwmmi.org, 2026-11-05
- When
- Opening days and hours are not stated. Check the museum before you go.Calendar ↗wmmi.org, 2026-11-05 · wmmi.org, 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Not stated · onlineOnline tickets ask you to choose an arrival time window, but you will still be admitted if you arrive outside it.Book ↗wmmi.org, 2026-11-05
- Cost
- PaidAdult: $14 · Military, first responder or teacher: $12 · Senior 60+ or AAA: $12 · Student 13+: $9 · Child 4 to 12: $7Children under 3 are free with a paid adult; members are free. Online prices include booking fees. Reynolds House farmhouse tours are booked separately.wmmi.org, 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- Minimum age: 16+. People under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
About
The Western Museum of Mining & Industry has a 12,200 square foot exhibit hall with working machinery, a model mining drift and gold panning stations, plus historic buildings and machines outdoors. The Yellow Jacket II stamp mill opens only in warmer months. Opening days and hours are not stated, so check the museum before you go.
Run by: Western Museum of Mining & Industry.
Getting there
225 North Gate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (39.02740, -104.82900). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Western Museum of Mining & Industry: (719) 488-0880
Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- wmmi.org · official page · read 2026-11-05For: name; Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided): what you see
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q7988… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
- wmmi.org/plan-your-visit/ · official page · read 2026-11-05For: street address; phone and email
- wmmi.org/plan-your-visit/tickets.html · official page · read 2026-11-05For: Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided): open or closed; Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided): kind of visit; Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided): booking; Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided): cost; Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided): requirements
- wmmi.org/plan-your-visit/admission-hou… · official page · read 2026-11-05For: Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided): days and hours; Museum exhibit hall and campus (self-guided): requirements
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