SCIENCE MUSEUMS

ADAMS COUNTY MUSEUM 9601 Henderson Rd, Brighton 303.659.7103 Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 4 pm FREE 

CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF DENVER
2121 Children's Museum Drive, Denver  303-433-7444  

DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE 2001 Colorado Blvd (eastern edge of City Park), Denver 303.322.7009 800.925.2250  Daily 9 am – 5 pm

DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER MUSEUM 703 E Prospect Rd, Fort Collins 970.472.3990 Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm; Sunday noon – 5 pm 

GATES PLANETARIUM 2001 Colorado Blvd (Denver Museum of Nature &  Science), Denver 303.322.7009  Daily 9 am – 5 pm 

GEOLOGY MUSEUM 1517 Maple St, Golden 303.273.3815 

GEORGETOWN ENERGY MUSEUM 600 Griffith St, Georgetown 303.569.3557 Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm (or by appointment)  FREE

MORRISON NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, Hwy 8 (1/2 south of Morrison/ behind Morrison Town Hall) 303.697.1873   Tuesday – Sunday 10 am – 5 pm  

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH Table Mesa Dr, Boulder 303.497.1174  Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm; Saturday, Sunday & Holidays 9 am – 4 pm  

NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER (USGS) 1711 Illinois St, Golden 303.273.8500 

NATIONAL MINING HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM 120 W Ninth St, Leadville 719.486.1229  daily 9 am – 5 pm 

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY VISITORS CENTER 15013 Denver W Pkwy, Golden 303.384.6565  

NIKOLAS TESLA

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

ZOOS & AQUARIUMS

BUTTERFLIES OF COLORADO
USGS' Northern Prairie Wildlife Center
website containing pictures and info
about butterflies found in Colorado.

BUTTERFLY / INSECT PAVILLION
6252 West 104th Av, Westminster 303-469-5441 Map 

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN ZOO
4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-633-9925 * Map Located on
the side of Cheyenne Mountain with
spectacular views of Colorado Springs.

COLORADO WOLF AND WILDLIFE CENTER  Divide Dedicated to educating the public about wolves and wolf hybrids

DOWNTOWN AQUARIUM (formerly COLORADO’S OCEAN JOURNEY) 700 Water St, Denver 303.561.4450 or 888.561.4450 

DENVER ZOO (Denver Zoological Gardens) 2300 Steele St (north end of City Park),  Denver 303.376.4800 Map
Home to nearly 4,000 animals representing over 700 species.

PUEBLO ZOO  City Park, Pueblo 
719-561-9664  Map 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAPTOR CENTER
300 West Drake, Ft. Collins 
970-491-0398  Map
Dedicated to providing medical care,
rehabilitation, and release for injured
birds of prey.

WESTERN COLORADO BOTANICAL GARDENS & BUTTERFLY HOUSE
641 Struthers Av, Grand Junction
970-245-3288* Map 

WILDLIFE EXPERIENCE
10035 South Peoria, Parker 720-488-3300 

BOTANICAL GARDENS

DENVER BOTANICAL GARDENS
1005 York St., Denver 720-865-3500 Map
One of the top American urban gardens with over 15,000 plant species.

HUDSON GARDENS

ASTRONOMY

ASTRONOMY.com  Includes a special "For Beginners" section.

CHATFIELD NATURE PRESERVE 8500 Deer Creek Canyon Rd (C470 & Wadsworth Blvd) 303.973.3705 (Free first friday/month)

DINOSAUR RIDGE 16831 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison 303.697.3466 

HOGBACK GEOLOGICAL EXHIBIT Off I-70, near US Hwy 40 exit Geological site where highway construction has exposed layers of earth

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN NATURE CENTER 910 Colorow Rd, Golden 303.526.0594 

PLAINS CONSERVATION CENTER
21901 E. Hampden Ave., Aurora 303-693-3621 

ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
56th Ave and Havana, Denver 303-289-0930 

COLORADO HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Reptile and amphibian society
meet at the Denver zoo.

FRIENDS OF DINOSAUR RIDGE 303-697-3466 

TESORO FOUNDATION
 303-839-1671