Things To Do
Melanzana Outdoor Clothing
This is a Leadville thing. They design, manufacture and sell fleece clothing (made of materials manufactured in the US of A) only in Leadville. You can't buy them online, but you do have to have an appointment which is made online in order to shop. We don't make the rules. They've reached something of a cult status and appointments book out months in advance. For serious. Only two items may be purchased at each appointment, but hats and socks are available for purchase without an appointment. If all the stars align and the Melly gods bestow favor, you could end up as cute as we are!
Tabor Opera House
Check out a tour of this historic and recently restored opera house that's been the heart of Leadville since 1879, then ask Chad about the time he realized he'd only ever seen the mayor in costume
National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum
Way cooler than it sounds, trust us! Then ask Chad, Sacha, Ethan or Dana about their new friend Barry.
Leadville Railroad
Originating in "the highest incorporated city in North America," the LC&S takes passengers along the old Denver, South Park & Pacific and Colorado & Southern lines to the Continental Divide.
Temple Israel Museum
Beautiful building, lots of cool old Leadville stuff, a significant place for our family
Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin
Very good tours of a historic house
Matchless Mine
Check out a surface tour of an old mine. Spooky cool
Mineral Belt Green
Take a walk or enjoy a bike ride along this paved loop trail that encircles town and winds up the hills on the east side to find gorgeous views of town in the historic mining district. We bike and walk this trail in the summer and ski it all winter. Ask Chad about how lederhosen do in a blizzard
House With the Eye Museum
Leadville has been weird for such a long time, get into it
Leadville National Fish Hatchery
Lots of cool hikes to do here, the nature loop is a great place to start or you can connect to the Colorado Trail and go as far as you like. Top tip: bring quarters to feed the trout, thank us later
Turquoise Lake
Take a walk or enjoy our a picnic by our beautiful mountain lake. We enjoy this tranquil place all year round. Ask us about how we made friends with some angry snow mobilers one winter
Go for a ride
Check out some of our mountain bike trail systems and feel the altitude!
Take a Hike
We have a lot of those. Big ones, little ones, and everything in between. We like hikes