Georgetown Travel Guide

 Yorick12 Says:  Hamill House is a Gothic Revival-style building. Once the home of the town's most famous silver baron, William A. Hamill. The house, completed in 1879. The museum is filled with 19th century furnishings and the grounds are lovely. 

 Yorick12 Says:  You simply can't leave the area until you drive Guanella Pass. I would place it in the top 10 scenic drives in the state. The pass isn't cleared in the winter months, so check that's it's open and weather conditions are good at the Georgetown visitor center before beginning.... 

 Tom_Fields Says:  Not just a museum, this is still Georgetown's primary power source. It was built in 1900, and was designed to harness water power. It used steam power briefly, but that was discontinued. Today, the plant has two water-powered generators, using water from the reservoir about... 

 Tom_Fields Says:  While visiting Georgetown, you might just take an hour or so to explore its historic downtown. This is one of Colorado's most picturesque towns, with many examples of 19th century Western architecture. 

 Tom_Fields Says:  Adolphe Francois Gerard was a French immigrant who came to the US shortly just after the Civil War. Joining the Army, he was shipped to Wyoming, where he deserted. Changing his name to Louis Dupuy, he became a miner in Georgetown.An injury ended his mining career. So he... 

 Tom_Fields Says:  Georgetown was built to extract silver from the mountains. A tour of the Lebanon Silver Mine shows what kind of hard and dangerous work that was. Tours take visitors deep into the tunnel, cut into hard rock, to reveal where and how the mineral was mined. You can purchase a... 

 Tom_Fields Says:  If you have time for only a short visit, and want to see just one thing, make it the Georgetown Loop Railroad. This is one of Colorado's best scenic train rides, even though it's rather short.Built in 1884 to serve the silver mines, this narrow-gauge railroad travels over... 

 Callavetta Says:  The Georgetown Loop Steam Railway has been operation out of Georgetown for thirty years. This was very nearly the last year, due to difficulties negotiating with the Colorado Historical Society. However, a last minute reprieve (which hasn't even been reflected on the... 

 Jeannette1 Says:  This is a "MUST" when you visit Georgetown.This hotel was built by a Frenchman, Louis Dupuy, in 1875.It is now a very interesting museum with original furnishings, bedrooms, wince cellar, dining room and library. Apparently, he was a well-educted man who enjoyed reading and... 

 10 Opinions

 Small_World Says:  I was walking around town one morning and became hungry just about the time I found this restaurant. The weather was perfect for dining out on the patio. You don't have to worry about whether the place has a no smoking section... Colorado just passed a law that says you... 

 Jeannette1 Says:  bread, pastries and sandwiches in this small grocery store/restaurant. 

 Jeannette1 Says:  Have breakfast in this renovated 1920 Victorian home. There is also a patio outside if the weather is warm..Good food, good service, nice ambience and very reasonable prices.I highly recommend this place. 

 Jeannette1 Says:  This grocery store is like walking back in time. Very colorful displays, lots of merchandise and an old ice-cream counter.Don't miss it! groceries 

 Jeannette1 Says:  Well, it probably WAS a church at one time but when we tried to enter to visit, we were asked "can I help you"??It turns out that this church is now a residential home and visitors are not allowed. 

 Jeannette1 Says:  The old mining city of Silver Plume is a few miles away from Georgetown.What is interesting about this town is that it has not been renovated. The streets are not paved and there are no trendy boutiques along the streets and no restaurants or hotels.It's easy to imagine what...