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All the United States Colorado Fairplay

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Fairplay

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Fairplay, Colorado

Updated July 21, 2023

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Rocky Mountain Land Library

Fairplay, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Land Library

This 19th-century ranch is being transformed into a residential library with thousands of books about the natural world.
South Park City.

Fairplay, Colorado

South Park City

This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.
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Runoff Collection Pond from Mine Tailings in Leadville Mining District.

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Leadville's Abandoned Silver Mine

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.
13 miles from Fairplay
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At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.
14 miles from Fairplay

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Tabor Opera House

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.
15 miles from Fairplay
Every inch of the wall is covered in history.

Leadville, Colorado

The Legendary Silver Dollar Saloon

This notorious dive has been serving up both kinds of spirits since 1879.
15 miles from Fairplay
The Eye - a closer look

Leadville, Colorado

House With the Eye Museum

This 19th-century house museum features a horse-drawn hearse and other antique oddities.
15 miles from Fairplay
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