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Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, Colorado Springs, CO

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Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

A downtown Colorado Springs museum that preserves and shares the cultural history of the Pikes Peak region.

215 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, CO 80903 · Colorado Springs, CO

About Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum

The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, known as CSPM, is in downtown Colorado Springs. It presents regional history through exhibits, public programs, and a large collection of artifacts, fine art, and archival material. The museum was founded in 1896 as a collecting institution and holds accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. Its home is a granite building with a domed clock tower that once served as the El Paso County Courthouse. Exhibits are wheelchair accessible, and visitors can walk in without tickets.

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