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Museums and galleries in Grand Junction

8 museums and galleries in Grand Junction, from the big collections to small independent spaces.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Museums and galleries in Grand Junction

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    Cross Orchards Historic Farm

    Living history museum featuring historic buildings and agricultural equipment from the early 1900s.

  2. See

    Dinosaur Journey Museum

    Real fossils, cast skeletons and robotic reconstructions of dinosaurs. The hands-on, interactive museum includes paleontology displays, a working laboratory where dinosaur bones are prepared for display, a collections room where scientists study dinosaurs and other animals, a simulated earthquake ride, a dinosaur library reading area, a sandbox for making your own dinosaur tracks and a “quarry site” where kids can uncover actual Jurassic dinosaur bones.

  3. See

    Museum of the West

    Navajo art and rugs as well as artifacts from 19th century Grand Junction. Go “underground” into full size uranium mine and examine a miner hard at work and learn about the area's uranium boom

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    Dinosaur Digs

    Unearth your own apatosaurus! The Museum of Western Colorado offers a variety of paleontology expeditions in which you will help museum scientists excavate Jurassic dinosaur fossils from quarries, search for new sites, and locate dinosaur tracks in Colorado and Utah.

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    Dream Cafe

    Airy, gallery like space with skylights, serving omelets,fresh-baked breads, rolls, pastries, and desserts. Great spot for breakfast.

    Daily 7:30AM-2PM

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    Grand Mesa National Scenic and Historic Byway

    Road traversing the world's largest flattop mountain. Begins at Cedaredge Pioneer Town Museum Welcome Center on US 65 off US 92. The Land O'Lakes Visitor Center, Land's End, and Plateau Valley Area offer fishing, hiking, horseback riding, wildlife viewing, photography and amazing views.

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    Working Artists Studio & Gallery

    Original painting, sculpture, photography, pottery, stained glass by local artists.

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    Eureka! McConnell Science Museum

    Hands on math and science "exploratoreum" for kids.

    Tue-Sat 10AM-4PM, Sun Noon-4PM

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Grand Junction (CC BY-SA 4.0).