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Supporter Privileges
Kitchen and grounds privileges are extended to supporters who are looking for a break in their hectic summer schedule. Pour a glass of lemonade, tea or coffee and enjoy the tranquil setting of the garden or porch for a lunch break or a lazy afternoon with friends. Croquet, badaminton, chess, dominoes and other games will be available. The above events, Museum visits and Speaker Series are FREE with Supporter fee of $50 annually.
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Holden/Marolt and Wheeler/Stallard Museum, as well as the Administrative offices, are CLOSED on Sundays and Mondays.
Self-guided Downtown Walking Tour | Tour maps of Downtown Aspen are available at the Aspen Historical Society, and at the Wheeler Opera House Visitors Center | $2
Ashcroft Ghost Town | Experience the magic of Ashcroft’s historic ghost town located in the pristine Castle Creek Valley. Learn about the history of the Castle Creek Valley, from the early Ute settlements to the populated mining era. Located 10 miles south of Aspen on the Castle Creek Road. Guided tours available in summer. Self-guided tours anytime. Call 925-5756 to confirm tour times. $3 adults | children under 10 FREE. You may also take an Ashcroft e-tour on this web site.
Independence Ghost Town | Located 13.5 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82. Open until Independence Pass closes for the winter season | self-guided tours only. Donations welcome. You may take an Independence e-tour on this web site.
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Holden/Marolt and Wheeler/Stallard Museums, as well as the Administrative offices, are CLOSED on Mondays.
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The Wheeler/Stallard Museum: The First Floor has been recently refurbished to represent how it would have looked in the early 1890s and will be available to rent in the near future. The Second Floor Gallery is currently showing Thomas W. Benton: Politics, Prose and Poetry, an exhibit on the life and art of one of Aspen’s most accomplished and acclaimed artists, the late Tom Benton. This exhibit features over 45 of the artist’s works as well as artifacts from Benton’s life including his Sheriff Deputy’s badge, an actual silkscreen from his iconic Hunter Thompson for Sheriff poster, and a video clip of the artist at work. A guide will lead you through the Wheeler/Stallard House and talk about aspects of Victorian Life in Aspen from 1880s to the early 1900s. Victorian House Tours: by special arrangement. Location: 620 West Bleeker Street, Aspen Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: Location: 40180 Highway 82, Aspen, CO. Summer: Tues. – Sat., 1 – 5pm / Oct. – May: tours by appointment only. Call 544-0820. Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Wheeler/Stallard Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Self-guided Downtown Walking Tour | Tour maps of Downtown Aspen are available at the Aspen Historical Society, and at the Wheeler Opera House Visitors Center | $2
Ashcroft Ghost Town | Experience the magic of Ashcroft’s historic ghost town located in the pristine Castle Creek Valley. Learn about the history of the Castle Creek Valley, from the early Ute settlements to the populated mining era. Located 10 miles south of Aspen on the Castle Creek Road. Guided tours available in summer. Self-guided tours anytime. Call 925-5756 to confirm tour times. $3 adults | children under 10 FREE. You may also take an Ashcroft e-tour on this web site.
Independence Ghost Town | Located 13.5 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82. Open until Independence Pass closes for the winter season | self-guided tours only. Donations welcome. You may take an Independence e-tour on this web site.
Archive Library and Carriage House Collections by appointment only, call 925-3721, ext. 103 or contact archives@aspenhistory.org.
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The Wheeler/Stallard Museum: The First Floor has been recently refurbished to represent how it would have looked in the early 1890s and will be available to rent in the near future. The Second Floor Gallery is currently showing Thomas W. Benton: Politics, Prose and Poetry, an exhibit on the life and art of one of Aspen’s most accomplished and acclaimed artists, the late Tom Benton. This exhibit features over 45 of the artist’s works as well as artifacts from Benton’s life including his Sheriff Deputy’s badge, an actual silkscreen from his iconic Hunter Thompson for Sheriff poster, and a video clip of the artist at work. A guide will lead you through the Wheeler/Stallard House and talk about aspects of Victorian Life in Aspen from 1880s to the early 1900s. Victorian House Tours: by special arrangement. Location: 620 West Bleeker Street, Aspen Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: Location: 40180 Highway 82, Aspen, CO. Summer: Tues. – Sat., 1 – 5pm / Oct. – May: tours by appointment only. Call 544-0820. Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Wheeler/Stallard Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Self-guided Downtown Walking Tour | Tour maps of Downtown Aspen are available at the Aspen Historical Society, and at the Wheeler Opera House Visitors Center | $2
Ashcroft Ghost Town | Experience the magic of Ashcroft’s historic ghost town located in the pristine Castle Creek Valley. Learn about the history of the Castle Creek Valley, from the early Ute settlements to the populated mining era. Located 10 miles south of Aspen on the Castle Creek Road. Guided tours available in summer. Self-guided tours anytime. Call 925-5756 to confirm tour times. $3 adults | children under 10 FREE. You may also take an Ashcroft e-tour on this web site.
Independence Ghost Town | Located 13.5 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82. Open until Independence Pass closes for the winter season | self-guided tours only. Donations welcome. You may take an Independence e-tour on this web site.
Archive Library and Carriage House Collections by appointment only, call 925-3721, ext. 103 or contact archives@aspenhistory.org.
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The Wheeler/Stallard Museum: The First Floor has been recently refurbished to represent how it would have looked in the early 1890s and will be available to rent in the near future. The Second Floor Gallery is currently showing Thomas W. Benton: Politics, Prose and Poetry, an exhibit on the life and art of one of Aspen’s most accomplished and acclaimed artists, the late Tom Benton. This exhibit features over 45 of the artist’s works as well as artifacts from Benton’s life including his Sheriff Deputy’s badge, an actual silkscreen from his iconic Hunter Thompson for Sheriff poster, and a video clip of the artist at work. A guide will lead you through the Wheeler/Stallard House and talk about aspects of Victorian Life in Aspen from 1880s to the early 1900s. Victorian House Tours: by special arrangement. Location: 620 West Bleeker Street, Aspen Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: Location: 40180 Highway 82, Aspen, CO. Summer: Tues. – Sat., 1 – 5pm / Oct. – May: tours by appointment only. Call 544-0820. Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Wheeler/Stallard Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Self-guided Downtown Walking Tour | Tour maps of Downtown Aspen are available at the Aspen Historical Society, and at the Wheeler Opera House Visitors Center | $2
Ashcroft Ghost Town | Experience the magic of Ashcroft’s historic ghost town located in the pristine Castle Creek Valley. Learn about the history of the Castle Creek Valley, from the early Ute settlements to the populated mining era. Located 10 miles south of Aspen on the Castle Creek Road. Guided tours available in summer. Self-guided tours anytime. Call 925-5756 to confirm tour times. $3 adults | children under 10 FREE. You may also take an Ashcroft e-tour on this web site.
Independence Ghost Town | Located 13.5 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82. Open until Independence Pass closes for the winter season | self-guided tours only. Donations welcome. You may take an Independence e-tour on this web site.
Archive Library and Carriage House Collections by appointment only, call 925-3721, ext. 103 or contact archives@aspenhistory.org.
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The Wheeler/Stallard Museum: The First Floor has been recently refurbished to represent how it would have looked in the early 1890s and will be available to rent in the near future. The Second Floor Gallery is currently showing Thomas W. Benton: Politics, Prose and Poetry, an exhibit on the life and art of one of Aspen’s most accomplished and acclaimed artists, the late Tom Benton. This exhibit features over 45 of the artist’s works as well as artifacts from Benton’s life including his Sheriff Deputy’s badge, an actual silkscreen from his iconic Hunter Thompson for Sheriff poster, and a video clip of the artist at work. A guide will lead you through the Wheeler/Stallard House and talk about aspects of Victorian Life in Aspen from 1880s to the early 1900s. Victorian House Tours: by special arrangement. Location: 620 West Bleeker Street, Aspen Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: Location: 40180 Highway 82, Aspen, CO. Summer: Tues. – Sat., 1 – 5pm / Oct. – May: tours by appointment only. Call 544-0820. Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Wheeler/Stallard Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Self-guided Downtown Walking Tour | Tour maps of Downtown Aspen are available at the Aspen Historical Society, and at the Wheeler Opera House Visitors Center | $2
Ashcroft Ghost Town | Experience the magic of Ashcroft’s historic ghost town located in the pristine Castle Creek Valley. Learn about the history of the Castle Creek Valley, from the early Ute settlements to the populated mining era. Located 10 miles south of Aspen on the Castle Creek Road. Guided tours available in summer. Self-guided tours anytime. Call 925-5756 to confirm tour times. $3 adults | children under 10 FREE. You may also take an Ashcroft e-tour on this web site.
Independence Ghost Town | Located 13.5 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82. Open until Independence Pass closes for the winter season | self-guided tours only. Donations welcome. You may take an Independence e-tour on this web site.
Archive Library and Carriage House Collections by appointment only, call 925-3721, ext. 103 or contact archives@aspenhistory.org.
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The Wheeler/Stallard Museum: The First Floor has been recently refurbished to represent how it would have looked in the early 1890s and will be available to rent in the near future. The Second Floor Gallery is currently showing Thomas W. Benton: Politics, Prose and Poetry, an exhibit on the life and art of one of Aspen’s most accomplished and acclaimed artists, the late Tom Benton. This exhibit features over 45 of the artist’s works as well as artifacts from Benton’s life including his Sheriff Deputy’s badge, an actual silkscreen from his iconic Hunter Thompson for Sheriff poster, and a video clip of the artist at work. A guide will lead you through the Wheeler/Stallard House and talk about aspects of Victorian Life in Aspen from 1880s to the early 1900s. Victorian House Tours: by special arrangement. Location: 620 West Bleeker Street, Aspen Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Holden/Marolt Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum: Location: 40180 Highway 82, Aspen, CO. Summer: Tues. – Sat., 1 – 5pm / Oct. – May: tours by appointment only. Call 544-0820. Time: Tues. – Sat. | 1 – 5pm. Fee: $6 adults | $5 seniors (admission fee also includes the Wheeler/Stallard Museum) Children under 12 FREE.
Self-guided Downtown Walking Tour | Tour maps of Downtown Aspen are available at the Aspen Historical Society, and at the Wheeler Opera House Visitors Center | $2
Ashcroft Ghost Town | Experience the magic of Ashcroft’s historic ghost town located in the pristine Castle Creek Valley. Learn about the history of the Castle Creek Valley, from the early Ute settlements to the populated mining era. Located 10 miles south of Aspen on the Castle Creek Road. Guided tours available in summer. Self-guided tours anytime. Call 925-5756 to confirm tour times. $3 adults | children under 10 FREE. You may also take an Ashcroft e-tour on this web site.
Independence Ghost Town | Located 13.5 miles east of Aspen on Highway 82. Open until Independence Pass closes for the winter season | self-guided tours only. Donations welcome. You may take an Independence e-tour on this web site.
Archive Library and Carriage House Collections by appointment only, call 925-3721, ext. 103 or contact archives@aspenhistory.org.
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