City: Central City, CO

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (303) 582-5050

Address: 102 Main Street

Description: Don’t miss this traditional casino with a superior selection of the most popular penny game and your favorite table games. The casino offers lodging and quality restaurants.

City: Central City, CO

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (800) 924-6646

Address: 321 Gregory Street

Description: Fortune Valley is one of the newest casinos in this area and offers one of the largest selections of slots, video poker, video keno, live poker, and live blackjack in the state. It has earned the only three-diamond rating for a casino/hotel property in Colorado. The hotel boasts three restaurants, a deli, a steakhouse and a buffet.

City: Central City, CO

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (303) 582-5283

Address: 228 High Street

Description: Housed in the first stone schoolhouse west of the Mississippi, the museum displays about 10,000 artifacts arranged in period rooms such as a Victorian parlor and kitchen. Business memorabilia dating from mining days are here, including items from the doctor’s office, the law office, bank, and more. A general store and hand-drawn firefighting equipment are on display, plus an early schoolroom from Russell Gulch. There’s also a carriage display, doll collection, and mining tools. It’s open daily Memorial Day to Labor Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and costs $5 for adults. Children age 12 and younger are admitted for free.

City: Central City, CO

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (303) 582-5882

Address: 123 Eureka Street

Description: Founded in 1859, this is the state’s oldest church building. The stone structure was erected by Cornish masons in 1871. The stained glass is lovely; the pipe organ was installed in 1899. The church seats 350, and it’s active today. It’s open for free tours 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in the summer.

City: Central City, CO

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (303) 582-5283

Address: 209 Eureka Street

Description: This is an 1874 Greek-Revival Victorian house. It’s mostly yellow with white trim. However, Marsha Thomas was a free thinker, and on a trip back East she bought a gallon of salmon-colored paint for the porch. During every world war, the government ordered gold mining to stop in an effort to stabilize the economy, so in World War I Central City took a dive. Ben Thomas, vice president of the local mercantile store, no longer had any business. In 1917, the Thomases locked the house and relocated to Denver. Marsha visited for summer operas, but they never moved back. All the furnishings—from spices to fine art to the 13 different varieties of clocks—are intact from 1917. The corset of 4-foot, 11-inch Marsha hangs beside the long johns of 6-foot-plus-tall Ben. Because Marsha was so short, Ben cut the legs off the kitchen’s wood-burning stove so it would match her height. The house is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in summer only, with $5 admission for adults. (If you tour the Gilpin History Museum, too, the total cost is only $8 for both.)

City: Central City, CO

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (303) 582-0600

Address: 120 Eureka Street

Description: Rouge at the Teller House (brought to you by the Kevin Taylor Restaurant Group) is a modern mountain chophouse. The menu offers steak, seafood, and chops with clever, enticing makeovers. Appetizers and lighter fare are available at the Atrium, the Gardens, the Face Bar, and the Little Kingdom Room. The Kevin Taylor Restaurant Group and the Central City Opera have partnered to offer new seasonal dining options. Open only during the summer months, it closes Labor Day weekend.

City: Central City, CO

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (303) 582-0800, (800) 924-6646

Address: 321 Gregory Street

Description: One of Central City’s newer casino/hotels, it has 118 rooms, giving a big boost to the accommodations options in this little county. It’s the only casino/hotel in Central City. Tony Roma’s is the on-site restaurant.

City: Central City, CO

Category: Tours & Attractions

Telephone: (303) 582-5828

Address: 210 Hooper Street

Description: Located on a beautiful historic hilltop location, this is where you can find peace and relaxation away from the crowds and noise of the casinos. Take advantage of the Goddess Spa, which includes aromatherapy wrap and spa treatment, or enjoy a full-body deep tissue massage or a heated stone massage. Rooms are priced from $85 to $299. A continental breakfast is included with rooms and suites. The Hooper Homestead is child friendly.