Ouray County Ranch History Museum — Attraction in Ridgway

The Ranch Museum is a wonderful addition to Ridgway. There is a slight fee for the indoor portion. Outdoor train rides are free on the weekends--I believe Friday and Saturday. I've been to better museums with more exhibits. However, the staff is knowledgeable and willing more so than most historical sites to allow kids to touch and interact with the objects they have. This allowed for some fun experiments with rotary phones, record players, and school desks. The staff wants to engage with you, share their knowledge of local history, and boy, they have loads of it! Overall we...

Stop in here and you’ll feel like you are coming home! Joan’s heart and soul pours into this place and you know it the moment you step in. Everything collected here is treated like a piece of treasure and she knows everything about each piece. So come with questions and leave with the utmost adoration and respect for this town, it’s community, and it’s residents like Joan. Thank you Joan and board members for keeping this history alive and well for us to...

I greatly enjoyed my visit to the RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN RR exhibition which gave me very detailed insights into the days of narrow gauge railroading in the area. The museum is operated by a group of highly skilled and knowledgeable volunteers who are enthusiastic and passionate about what they do. My sincere thanks to Karl and Chris for giving me an...