Hours, Location, Admission

Museum Hours

Open: Tues – Sun, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed: Monday

The Museum Café: Tuesday-Friday 9:30am – 4 pm; Saturday-Sunday 10am – 4 pm 

The museum is closed on most major holidays including January 1, June 19, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, December 24, and December 25.

Archive Hours

Walk-in Visitors and Appointment Hours:
Tuesday – Friday: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Please click the link below to schedule an appointment:
Visit the online History Connection database.

To visit the Archive, please make an appointment.

Directions & Parking

The museum is located on Mason Court, at the intersection of Cherry and Mason Streets. Parking is free at the museum, and overflow parking is available along Cherry Street. The Civic Center Parking Structure is a short walk to the south at the corner of Laporte and Mason Streets.

The museum is also easily reachable via public transportation Transfort’s Downtown Transit Center (which is a block south of the museum on Mason Street) and by bicycle via the Poudre River Bike Trail.

General Admission Prices

Tickets are required for museum entry and can be purchased online or in-person.

$15.00 for Adults
$12.50 for Youth (age 2-12)
$12.50 for Students (with ID)
$12.50 for Seniors
FREE for Children Under 2
FREE for Members

Please visit our Discovery for All page for more admission discounts.

Digital Dome Prices

Explore Members: $2.00
Explore More Members: FREE
Non-Member: $4.00

Admission to the Archive, Rooftop Observation Deck, The Museum Store & The Museum Café is always free.