Best Breckenridge Historic Main Street Stops

History buffs, families and anyone curious about Breckenridge's gold-rush roots can use this guide to the museums and historic stops in the town's National Historic District. Most sit within a few blocks of Main Street, on Washington Avenue, Ridge Street and Harris Street, with High Line Railroad Park at the south end of town and the Gold Pan Saloon rounding out the list.

The Barney Ford Museum tells the story of a man who escaped slavery and became a leading Colorado businessman. At the Edwin Carter Museum, a pioneer naturalist's specimens explain early conservation in mining country. Alice G. Milne Memorial Park preserves two Victorian homes from the 1870s and 1880s with a period garden. High Line Railroad Park displays narrow-gauge Engine No. 9 and a train-themed playground. Start at the Welcome Center Museum for maps, and call ahead for the Fire Museum, since tours are by appointment.