Georgetown Energy Museum

Yelp has this reported as closed but it was open! It was a fascinating museum of energy in Colorado. The tour guide, Robert, took time to walk us through the museum and kindly answered all our questions.

One of my family members is an electrician and LOVED this museum, however, my whole family and I enjoyed the museum as well. Lots of cool tools and equipment from the early 1900's including a washing machine and air compressor.

Bless your little heart, Colorado, for all of your funny little small-town museums. I love them all, and this one is no exception. I've seen this building during the winter, when it's all closed up, and I've rarely been here in the summer. Noticing the doors flung open, and the noticeable hum of the water turbines from inside, we were drawn in.

Through big windows, you can see the twin water turbine generators churning away, and inside the building, there are displays about early electric technology, and lots of things to read. The museum is manned, so if you have questions, there's somebody there for you. The day we went, a very knowledgeable man was working. He obviously knows a lot about energy, and seemed slightly thrilled when my honey started talking AC v DC, Tesla v Edison, etc. I was happy enough just reading the signs.

There's a box for donations. DONATE. Always donate. Keep these places alive.

Worth a quick stop. Enthusiastic elderly lady, who says she was the only female engineering student at University of Baltimore, runs the place.

She was good with kids.

Be sure to tell you you saw a review of her online. She'll be tickled to hear this.

Its a free museum that accepts donations and is also the towns power plant. Its actually very informative and shows the history of the equipment was fixed in the past. Be sure to check out the other part that is thru the backdoor.