Ouray County Museum
A county history museum housed in an 1887 former hospital building, displaying artifacts from the mining era, the Ute people and the town's pioneer days.
The museum sits one block east of the main street. The building was originally the St. Joseph Miners' Hospital. Its three floors and nearly 30 exhibition rooms display mineral specimens, mining tools, artifacts related to Ute chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta, and reconstructed hospital wards and clinic rooms. It is the best place to learn about the town's silver-mining history. A visit takes about 1 hour, and admission is about USD 10. The museum is closed in winter, and opening hours are subject to change, so check the official website.
Opening hours
About May–Oct, open Mon–Sat
Nearby sights
- Wiesbaden Hot Springs
- Ouray
- Cascade Falls
- Ouray Hot Springs Pool
- Ouray Ice Park
- Box Cañon Falls Park
- Ouray Perimeter Trail
- Bear Creek Falls