Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Golden - Atlas Obscura

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Attractions
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Golden, Colorado

The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Golden, Colorado

Sculptured House

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

Golden, Colorado

Geology Museum at the Colorado School of Mines

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

Golden, Colorado

American Alpine Club Library

"All Mountains - All The Time."

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National Ice Core Lab

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

5 miles from Golden

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Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

6 miles from Golden

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Cold War Horse

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

7 miles from Golden

Unique
Food & Drink
in Golden

Fool's Gold Loaf

Elvis Presley once flew across the country to eat this decadent Denver sandwich.

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Stargaze through an Apollo 11 Telescope

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Atlas Obscura Trips

Dinos and Dunes in the Colorado Desert

Venture with us into the Colorado desert to unearth the mysteries of the prehistoric beasts that once roamed this very same ground.

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