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Ongoing throughout the summer. The adventure in Silverton doesn't have to stop once you step off the train!
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Established in 1881, this authentic steam-powered, coal-fired scenic railroad makes daily trips through the remote mountains between Durango and Silverton. Be sure to include an overnight stay in Silverton when making your train excursion plans. Overnight stays and bus options are easily arranged, as is riding the train to access the Weminuche Wilderness Area for hiking and backpacking in the Animas Canyon. Ranked one of the "Top 10 Scenic Railroads in the World."
Silverton service runs only May-October, but the train does operate year-round with other excursions to Cascade.
When making your travel plans, consider staying the night in Silverton when you take the train ride, and making your return trip the next day. This will allow you more time in Silverton to shop and to enjoy our attractions.
1-888-872-4607 or www.durangotrain.com
Mining Heritage Center - on Greene St. just north of the San Juan County Courthouse
Visit the Silverton Museum, County Jail and the NEW Mining Heritage Center. The Museum contains three floors of exhibits, the jail's original four-cell block built in 1902, ball and chain and women's cell. Silverton's Mining Heritage Center features artifacts from the San Juan County's fabled mines, including a unique log boardinghouse, tram towers, mining artifacts and a fabulous mineral display. Open daily 10am-5pm the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through the end of September, then from 10am-3pm through the second Sunday in October. Get two museums for the price of one! Admission is $5.00; $4.50 Seniors (62+); FREE for kids 12 and under. Ask about our Heritage Pass.
970-387-5838 or www.silvertonhistoricsociety.org
Mayflower Gold Mill Tour - Take a self-guided tour of this once operational gold mill and see how gold and silver were processed after the ore came out of the mine. Visit the Aerial Tram house, where the buckets and tram system are still in place. Open daily 10am-5pm Memorial Day through Labor Day. Admission is $8.50; $8.00 Seniors (62+); FREE for kids 12 and under. Guided tours for groups available by reservation only.
www.silvertonhistoricsociety.org
Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour - 4 miles northeast of Silverton
Go underground in a real gold mine! A mine train will take you 1,500 feet into the actual mining operation for mining demonstrations. You'll see what it was like to search for the elusive treasure. The old mining equipment is still in place, awaiting another opportunity to strike it rich. Tours depart every hour on the hour, 10am-4pm daily, May 19 through September 30 (new in 2012). No reservations are needed. Be sure to arrive early to purchase your tickets: Adults are $17.95, Seniors (60+) $15.95, and children (5-12) $8.95 (4 and under free if held on lap). FREE gold panning with the purchase of a tour. A covered picnic area is available for your convenience.
1-800-872-3009 or www.minetour.com
Visit the Silverton Museum, County Jail and the NEW Mining Heritage Center. The Museum contains three floors of exhibits, the jail's original four-cell block built in 1902, ball and chain and women's cell. Silverton's Mining Heritage Center features artifacts from the San Juan County's fabled mines, including a unique log boardinghouse, tram towers, mining artifacts and a fabulous mineral display. Open daily 10am-5pm the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through the end of September, then from 10am-3pm through the second Sunday in October. Get two museums for the price of one! Admission is $5.00; $4.50 Seniors (62+); FREE for kids 12 and under. Ask about our Heritage Pass.
970-387-5838 or www.silvertonhistoricsociety.org
Mayflower Gold Mill Tour - Take a self-guided tour of this once operational gold mill and see how gold and silver were processed after the ore came out of the mine. Visit the Aerial Tram house, where the buckets and tram system are still in place. Open daily 10am-5pm Memorial Day through Labor Day. Admission is $8.50; $8.00 Seniors (62+); FREE for kids 12 and under. Guided tours for groups available by reservation only.
www.silvertonhistoricsociety.org
Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour - 4 miles northeast of Silverton
Go underground in a real gold mine! A mine train will take you 1,500 feet into the actual mining operation for mining demonstrations. You'll see what it was like to search for the elusive treasure. The old mining equipment is still in place, awaiting another opportunity to strike it rich. Tours depart every hour on the hour, 10am-4pm daily, May 19 through September 30 (new in 2012). No reservations are needed. Be sure to arrive early to purchase your tickets: Adults are $17.95, Seniors (60+) $15.95, and children (5-12) $8.95 (4 and under free if held on lap). FREE gold panning with the purchase of a tour. A covered picnic area is available for your convenience.
1-800-872-3009 or www.minetour.com
Delicious chuckwagon supper and great western stage show since 1969. Open rain or shine, Memorial Weekend through Labor Day. Songs and stories by the Bar D Wranglers. Western town & train ride. A real western experience for the entire family. Open daily at 5:30pm. Reservations required. 888-800-5753 or 970-247-5753 www.bardchuckwagon.com
Sunday evenings, June through September (weather permitting) at 6pm in the streets of Silverton playing old time favorites.
Silverton Gun Fighters
Relive the Wild West with staged gunfights on 12th and Blair Streets.
Thursday - Saturday and Holidays at 5:30pm (weather permitting) Memorial Day through Labor Day.
A Theatre Group
Silverton's own theatre company, invites you to see a play Silverton-style. This mountain grown theatre company offers a variety of entertaining productions throughout the year.
970-387-5337 or www.atheatregroup.org
Stage Coach Rides
Taking off from Old Town Square located at 1115 Blair Street, enjoy a historic loop around Silverton in an authentic reproduction stagecoach. Operates Memorial Weekend through Labor Day.
Silverton Hillside Cemetery
The historic and ruggedly beautiful Hillside Cemetery in Silverton is a gem in the rough! The graves, marked and unmarked, reveal the colorful history of the area. Featured on this web site is a complete alphabetical index of more than 3,000 documented San Juan County burials. The earliest known county burial was in 1872; the earliest known cemetery burial was in 1875.
http://www.silvertonhillside.com/
The Christ of the Mines Shrine
Overlooking Silverton from atop Anvil Mountain is the Christ of the Mines Shrine. The marble for the shrine was quarried in Carrara, Italy, as was the marble for Michelangelo's David. The shrine was erected in the summer of 1959, as a tribute to all those individuals who had worked in the mines around Silverton. To this day, it continues to serve as a reminder of the town's mining heritage and the brave men and women who settled here. The shrine can easily be seen from most areas of town. It is accessible by foot going up 10th Street or by automobile on the Scenic Drive or "Shrine Road," accessed from either Hwy 550 or at 15th and Snowden Streets.
