Golden Colorado City Info, Events and Attractions

Golden lies along Clear Creek at the eastern edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.  It’s located about 15 miles to the West of Denver Metro Area and about 20 miles to the South of the city of Boulder.  It is seated in Jefferson County. Golden’s population is around 17,321(city-data.com). “Golden is home to more people and businesses of national and international influence than ever before, yet maintains a small town historic identity all its own.”(wikipedia.org)

Plenty to do in Golden according to Wikipedia.org:

            “Golden is home to the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra, which performs seasonally at Bunker Auditorium in the Green Center at the Colorado School of Mines, and has performed continuously since 1953. The city is also home to the Foothills Art Center, a nationally renowned art exhibition venue housed in a historic church.

            Two live theater groups are housed in Golden, including one of only two Denver metro area dinner theater groups, the Heritage Square Music Hall, which has performed since 1986; and the dramatic live theater venue of the Miners Alley Playhouse in downtown Golden, which has performed there since 2001.

            Golden is home to possibly the most museums per capita of any place in Colorado, including the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Colorado Railroad Museum, Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum, Golden History Center, Astor House Hotel Museum, and the Clear Creek History Park. There is also the Mother Cabrini Shrine.

            Golden has several annual events which include Heart & Soul Month in February, E-Days of the Colorado School of Mines in April (since 1927), two Independence Day fireworks shows sponsored by Heritage Square (since 1971) and the Golden Lions Club (since 1972), the largest event of the year in Buffalo Bill Days in late July (since 1946); the Golden Fine Arts Festival in August (since 1990), Goldenfest in September (since 1978, originally Oktoberfest), and Olde Golden Christmas (since 1972) in November to December.

            The American Mountaineering Center is home to the American Alpine Club, The Colorado Mountain Club, and Outward Bound. The Henry S. Hall, Jr. American Alpine Club Library and Colorado Mountain Club Collection is the world's largest repository of mountaineering literature and is internationally known. The American Mountaineering Center is also home to the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum and hosts many programs and events each year. This premier facility and the town's location near plenty of world class rock climbing, skiing and mountaineering make Golden a center for mountaineering culture.”  (Wikipedia.org)

Golden is also known for its higher education facility ‘Colorado School of Mines’. It “is a public research university devoted to engineering and applied science. It has the highest admissions standards of any public university in Colorado and among the highest of any public university in the U.S.” according to it’s website.

Golden is also home of numerous ‘People of Historical Interest’ on Wikipedia.org

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