San Luis Valley Museum Association

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PO Box 1972

Alamosa, CO 81101

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Saguache County Museum - Water at the Blue Earth (Sa-gua'-gua'-chi-pa)

Rio Grande County Museum - They Came for the Adventure

Transportation of the West Museum - Planes, Trains and a Buggy!

Ryan Geological Museum - Earth's History

Francisco Fort Museum - La Veta

Creede Underground Mining Museum - Its underground!!

Monte Vista History Museum - National Historic District

Hearse at the Creede Historical Society Museum

Homelake Veterans' History Museum - Soldiers remembered!

San Luis Valley Museum - Families, Stories, History!

Hinsdale County Museum - Lake City

Crestone Historical Museum - Mining, Land Grants and Spirituality

Luther Bean Museum - Local and regional history, art, and artifacts

Fort Garland Museum - It's More Interesting Than You Think!

Conejos County Museum - Land of the Utes, Spanish, Mexicans

Jack Dempsey Museum - Manassa Mauler

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Overview

The SLV Museum Association supports its 20 museum members in southern Colorado.

The Valley is the location of many of Colorado's "Firsts and Oldest:" The oldest town - San Luis; first and oldest water rights (People's Ditch); oldest continuously operated business (R&R Market); oldest church building (Mission of San Acacio); oldest parish (Our Lady of Guadalupe); first military fort and first weather station (Fort Massachusetts); oldest still-standing fort (Fort Garland); Colorado's first Lieutenant Governor (Lafayette Head); first and oldest Veterans Home (Homelake Veteran's Home); first Hispanic-serving designated college in Colorado - Adams State University; Oldest Pro Rodeo (Ski-Hi Stampede); path of the oldest migratory bird (Sandhill Crane Festival); oldest potato-growing area; and the oldest hot-lead printing press (the Saguache Crescent). The Valley is also home to Colorado's tallest dunes - the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Come out and step into Colorado history. Visit our museums for more of our rich history.

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Hours of Operation: 10am - 3pm, Visitor Center on site

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Self-guided Tours