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Location
Parking
plenty of free parking
Visitor tip
Bring a stroller or wagon - the 40-acre property requires significant walking. Multiple reviews confirm visitors underestimate the distance and appreciate having transportation for children and tired legs.
Visitor tip
Start with the living history farm (1860s and 1890s) and interactive exhibits like the water control display and wool spinning/blacksmith demonstrations - these are consistently cited as highlights and offer hands-on learning opportunities that engage all ages.
About Littleton Museum
19th-century living-history farms. Living-history farms representing the 1860s & 1890s, plus a museum showcasing local artifacts.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Highlights
- Living history farm with animals, blacksmith demonstrations, dinosaur exhibit, 40-acre property
- Admission
- Free
- Parking
- Free parking available
What visitors say
What a fun little day activity. I went with my daughter and Mom and we walked around the 40 acre farm which is very accurately historically based. The inside of the museum was very interesting with an art exhibit, a special exhibit…
Littleton Museum is a GEM for parents! I took my 2 year old daughter here on a beautiful December day and she loved seeing all the animals - cows, horses, chickens, sheep, pigs, donkeys, turkeys. It was a great way to spend time outside…
Great place to take the kids and let them run around. You can just walk straight in, there was no wait. There is a small museum, gift shop and art exhibition. It was interesting to go back in time and learn about how life was lived and…
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Did You Know?
- The museum features a working 1860s farm with historically accurate livestock including 1,800-pound cows, horses, chickens, sheep, pigs, donkeys, and turkeys, plus functioning historical buildings like outhouses and root cellars that visitors can tour
- The Kate Farretti hat maker exhibit showcases a Denver hat maker who was mother to the first triplets born in Denver and created hats for Denver's elite including the famous Molly Brown
- The museum spans 40 acres with dual historical farm settings representing both the 1860s and 1890s periods, requiring visitors to plan 2-3 hours and bring strollers or wagons due to extensive walking requirements
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