Trinidad History Museum

Trinidad History Museum is a local history museum in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. It is administered by History Colorado.

Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Trinidad, Colorado
Address: 312 East Main Street, Trinidad, CO 81082

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trinidad Post Office and First Christian Church.

Trinidad Post Office

Post office

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

First Christian Church

Church

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

First Christian Church is a historic church at 200 S. Walnut Street in Trinidad, Colorado. It was built in 1922 and was added to the National Register in 1995. First Christian Church is situated 370 feet east of Trinidad History Museum.

Trinidad station

Railway station

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.

Trinidad station is a train station in Trinidad, Colorado served by Amtrak. It is served by Amtrak's Southwest Chief line. Trinidad station was originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, however it was not built in the Spanish Mission style, as many former Santa Fe Railroad stations were. Trinidad station is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Trinidad History Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trinidad and Jansen.

Trinidad

Photo: Ori.livneh, Public domain.

Trinidad is a city in Colorado. Formerly home of the famous Prairie Land and Cattle Company, it was one of the towns where travelers raised hell in the Old West.

Jansen

Hamlet

Jansen is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Jansen CDP was 101 at the United States Census 2020. Jansen is situated 2½ miles southwest of Trinidad History Museum.

Drop City

Locality

Photo: Richertc, Public domain.

Drop City was a counterculture artists' community that formed near the town of Trinidad in southern Colorado in 1960. Abandoned by 1979, Drop City became known as the first rural "hippie commune". Drop City is situated 4 miles north of Trinidad History Museum.

Trinidad History Museum

Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Las Animas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.16942° or 37° 10′ 10″ north

Longitude

-104.5027° or 104° 30′ 10″ west

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

859Q5F9W+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 459249179

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q3179251

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In Other Languages

“Trinidad History Museum” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Museo historico de Trinidad”
Spanish: “Museo histórico de Trinidad”

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