Breckenridge Welcomes You

Located at 203 South Main Street, in the Blue River Plaza, sits Breckenridge's newest old building. Confused? The Breckenridge Welcome Center underwent major renovation a couple of years ago and is now, part modern information center and part historic information center.

While renovating the Bailey Building for the use of Welcome Center the designers got a very big surprise. Under all the drywall and more contemporary flooring was a virtual hidden treasure. The discovery of a very well maintained log cabin between the two newer additions was more than they could have hoped for. The original intent was to have the Welcome Center be a place where visitors could get a glimpse of Breckenridge's history, and now the history surrounds them. Visitors walk along the very same floorboards that the miners' boots walked on over a hundred years ago. They can run their hands over the fine wood craftsmanship of the beams and other woodwork in this 19th century log cabin, which was most likely someone�s home in the 1800�s.

The Welcome Center opened its doors to the public in the summer of 2006, and is now an interpretive museum featuring displays on life in Breckenridge in the 1880's. The Center also features multimedia displays spanning the history of Breckenridge, from a Native American Settlement, to a booming gold mine town, to modern Victorian ski village.

As with any Welcome Center, you can find out information and collect brochures about things to do in Breckenridge, where to stay, eat, shop and mingle. They also have a display that speaks about the environmental and conservation efforts of Cucumber Gulch Preserve, a 77-acre wetland sanctuary, which is located about a mile outside of town.