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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Golden

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Golden, Colorado

Updated September 16, 2022

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The Sculptured House

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

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The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

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

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Mines Museum of Earth Science

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

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American Alpine Club Library

"All Mountains - All The Time."

Golden, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

The warmth and creative kitsch of a quilt engulf every patron who visits.
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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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