Museum of Colorado Prisons

32 reviews

+1 (719) 269-3015

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View of the gas chamber and historic prison next door

201 N 1st St

Canon City, CO 81212

+1 (719) 269-3015

http://www.prisonmuseum.org

The Museum of Colorado Prisons is a showcase of the atmosphere and exhibits of days, staff and inmates gone by. Stop and do time in this historical cell house that was the original Women's Correctional Facility constructed in 1935.

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4.532 reviews

Sarah S.

7/11/2024

With 21 prisons in Colorado, 15 being in Fremont County, including a Supermax, Cañon City is the perfect town for a prison museum. A museum dedicated to prison life past and present sounds odd but...

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M. L.

6/19/2024

Fun museum! Quaint, self led tour with a guide provided to you at check in. Tickets were pretty cheap and we used a great Groupon for them. Some of the information was understandably more graphic...

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Darcy B.

8/10/2023

I would have to say this place was very intriguing. I love everything about old jails and prisons. It is a must see if your in the corrections/law enforcement field.

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Andrew M.

1/15/2024

Really interesting and well curated. Not a major time commitment. Worth a stop. Also inexpensive.

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Sebastian B.

8/10/2023

HA, this was a great find on our tour thru Southern Colorado! It was a cool walk thru the history of the Colorado prison system with lots of items on display in prison cells. The brochure handed...

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