Downtown Ghost Tours
7 pm · Corner of Miner Street and 14th Avenue, outside Tommyknocker Brewery · $26.44 including fee; $36.73 on October 28
Wednesdays at 7 pm through October 28
Clear Creek County, Colorado
Idaho Springs
Clear Creek, Miner Street and the road to Mount Blue SkyClear Creek, Miner Street and the road to Mount Blue Sky
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Nearby this weekend · October 10–11
Black Hawk Gregory Gulch, the casinos and the Peak to Peak
Evergreen The lake, Bear Creek, the elk and the open space trails
Nightmare at 1520 Haunted House
· North Buchanan Park · $20 general admission; $50 unlimited; more at the door
Golden Washington Avenue, Clear Creek and the Table Mountains
Festival
Downtown Development Authority Block Party
· 12th Street public parking lot, between the Astor House and Miners Alley
Evergreen The lake, Bear Creek, the elk and the open space trails
Arts
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (Evergreen Players)
· Center Stage Theater · $30 adults, $25 seniors, $20 students, plus a $2 ticketing fee
Eat, drink, wander
Where to go
VenueRiverside Drive
Argo Mill & Tunnel
The Argo gold mill at the mouth of the 4.16-mile Argo Tunnel, now run by the Mighty Argo: guided tours on the hour daily from 10 am, the last at 3 pm, with gold or gemstone panning included.
- $$
- 2350 Riverside Dr., Idaho Springs, CO 80452
- Daily 10 am–4 pm
- Beau Jo's Pizza Restaurant
- Citizens Park Park
- Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District Venue
- Clear Creek Rafting Company Service
- Courtney Ryley Cooper Park Park
- Echo Lake Campground Lodging
- Freeride Bike Shop Service
- Idaho Springs Heritage Museum and Visitor Center Service
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From the guide
Outdoors·
Explore Idaho Springs: five places in walking order
The Heritage Museum for the background, the Argo's mill tour before its last 3 pm departure, the Charlie Tayler Waterwheel behind City Hall, a cooperative gallery on Miner Street, and mountain pie at the first Beau Jo's. All on foot after parking once.
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Schools, commutes, what the housing market looks like, and what nobody tells you until you live here.
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