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The Aspen Historical Society introduces THE HISTORY COACH. The COACH, a Gem e6 electric cart is the foundation for the Society’s new summer tour offering, “Journey through Aspen’s History”. Aspen visitors and locals alike will gain a totally new and entertaining understanding of Aspen’s ties to her past, and her transformations from a mining town to ski town to year-round, world class resort. |
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The HISTORY COACH |
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The tour accommodates 5 guests at a time, on a tour of Aspen’s downtown core before delivering them, via the Victorian West End, to the Wheeler/Stallard Museum, and then out to the Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum, before returning them to town. Tour duration is 2 hours 15 min. Reservations required - contact www.aspenshowtickets.com.
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Location: Fountain across from the Wheeler Opera House
Time: 12:15 - 1:00 - 1:45 - 2:30
Admission: $25.00/person, $20.00 for seniors, and children under 12 are free. |
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| The Wheeler/Stallard Museum Tour |
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Travel back in time through the Wheeler/Stallard Museum’s exhibits. The first floor exhibit features Victorian furniture and artifacts along with tales of the many storied characters that have owned or occupied this residence since 1889. The second floor features “Go West Young Man! But Park at the Intercept Lot”, Aspen’s transportation dilemmas. Docents are available to take visitors through the house, answer questions and provide information of historical significance. |
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Location: Wheeler/Stallard Museum
Time: Tuesday through Saturday from 1 – 5pm.
Admission: $6 Adults/$5 Seniors/ (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum) Children under 12 Free |
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| The Wheeler/Stallard Museum Gardens |
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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. Rocking chairs and wi-fi available.
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Location: Wheeler/Stallard Museum Gardens
Time: Seven days a week, 9:00am - 5:00pm. |
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Get the inside scoop on Aspen’s most notable Victorian architecture. Learn little-known facts about the homes themselves and stories of the characters who lived there! Homes include those of H.P. Cowenhoven, Eugene Wilder, J.D. Hooper, Jerome Wheeler, D.R.C. Brown and others. |
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Location: Tours start at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum
Time: 10:00am Tuesday through Saturday.
Call Nina for reservations at (970) 925-3721, ext. 104
Tickets: $15 Adults/$12 Seniors | Private tours available |
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| The Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum Tour |
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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.
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Location: Just over the Castle Creek pedestrian bridge at Seventh Street
Time:Tuesday through Saturday from 1 – 5pm (June 16 through September 26).
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 Self-Guided Tours |
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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.
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