Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States
Idaho Springs self-guided walking tours
Audio walks you take at your own pace, on your own phone: audio, text, a map and pictures, all working offline. Each one follows a different question through Idaho Springs.
This is a self-guided smartphone experience. No human guide will meet you. Start when you want, pause whenever you like, explore side streets, and go at your own pace.
Which walk is for you?
- Idaho Springs After Dark: The Miners Who Were Banished. A march into the dark, four men lost in a flooded tunnel, a fire bell with no fire, a dynamite blast and a miner called Philip Fire, a meeting at the Opera House, and one law for influential citizens. 8 stops, about 75 minutes, 1.9 km (1.2 mi). Carries a content advisory.
- Idaho Springs: The Water Beneath the Gold. George Jackson’s ninth cup, a library with a lodger, Lucy’s two doors, the march of 1903, a schoolhouse in court, a wheel by the falls, a shaft full of hot water and the tunnel that never stopped running. 8 stops, about 85 minutes, 2.5 km (1.6 mi). Carries a content advisory.
Where each tour starts
- Idaho Springs After Dark: starts at East end of Idaho Springs, ends at Idaho Springs Library (Carnegie Library).
- The Water Beneath the Gold: starts at Chicago Creek, ends at Argo Gold Mine and Mill.
Each tour page explains how to find its start, with directions from the nearest public transport.
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