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The Wheeler / Stallard Museum Tours
 

Take a trip back in time through the Wheeler/Stallard Museum’s Victorian Aspen exhibit. New in the summer of 2007, this exhibit features period furniture and artifacts along with tales of the many storied characters that have owned or occupied this residence since 1889. Docents are available to take visitors through the house, answer questions or provide information of historical significance.

The Front Parlor
   
Location: 620 West Bleeker Street, Aspen
Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm
Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
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The Wheeler / Stallard Museum Garden Tour
 

Explore the Wheeler/Stallard Gardens and Ruth Whyte Park throughout the summer and fall months. The gardens feature heirloom vegetation, native trees and unique plantings as well as quiet picnic spots and a variety of board and lawn games for public use. 

The Gardens
 
Location: Wheeler/Stallard Museum Gardens
Time: Tuesday through Saturday from 1 – 5pm.
 
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Downtown Self-Guided Tours

Get the inside scoop on Aspen’s most notable Victorian architecture.  Learn little-known facts about the homes themselves, who lived where and what may be buried inside or underneath!  Homes include those of H.P. Cowenhoven, Eugene Wilder, John Crosby, Jerome Wheeler and L.A. Brown and others.

The Tour Guides
 
Location: Tours start at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum
Time: Call ahead to schedule a tour—925-3721
Tickets: $10/person | Private tours $250
 
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The Holden / Marolt Guided Tour
 

Aspen’s mining boom lasted less than two decades, yet the story of mining in the Roaring Fork Valley lives on at the Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum. The Museum offers more than 20 exhibits and displays providing a fascinating tale of silver’s boom and bust.

Holden/Marolt Barn  
     
Location: Just over the pedestrian bridge off Music School Lane
Time: Call ahead to schedule a tour. 925-3721
Fee: $6 Adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Wheeler/Stallard Museum) Children under 12 FREE. | Group and family rates available
     
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Downtown Walking Tours
 

Tour maps of Downtown Aspen are available at the Aspen Historical Society, 620 W. Bleeker St., Aspen and at the Wheeler Opera House Visitor's Center at 320 E. Hyman St., Aspen | $2

Guided tours by appointment only.

The Wheeler Opera House  
 
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Archive Library and Carriage House Collections
 

Explore the extensive Archives and Collections of artifacts, photographs, oral histories, newspapers from 1881, manuscripts, films and videos.

Call 925.3721 ext. 103 or archives@aspenhistory.org

   
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Summer Speaker Series
 
In conjunction with and in part funded by Colorado Humanities.
Location: Wheeler/Stallard Musuem | 620 W. Bleeker
Time: Thursdays, July – August, 2007 | 5:30pm
Fee: Free
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Movies and Slide Shows
 
A comprehensive selection of informative slide shows

Private Slide Shows:
$250/guide (Mon – Fri)
$300/guide (Fri evening – Sat)

     
 
 
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