Tiny Town, Colorado -- July 31st 2007

While Coleman was working his sisters and I took Makadie and Mia to Tiny Town, Colorado. We had heard a lot about it but never had been . . .

A Little bit of history ....
Tiny town was created at the site of the Denver-Leadville stagecoach stop in a scenic mountain canyon southwest of Denver in 1915. That's when moving-company owner George Turner began constructing one-sixth-sized buildings with a turn- of-the-century flavor to delight his young daughter. In 1920 the town was opened to the public. In just five years, it became one of Colorado's top attractions.
By 1939, the "World Famous" Tiny Town Railway was in operation. By then Tiny Town was creating thousands of special memories for kids of all ages.
But the historic town was not without its setbacks of fires, floods and changing economic times that often kept this special place on the edge of extinction.
So in 1988, volunteers adopted the resurrection of Tiny Town as a civic, charitable project. Individuals from the entire state refurbished original buildings, created new structures and got the railroad up and running again.
The Tiny Town Foundation was created in 1990 to establish Tiny Town as a not-for-profit effort and ensure the cherished village would never be threatened again. Each year the foundations has been proud to donate a portion of the proceeds to various area charities.

There were so many little houses. The girls LOVED looking into the windows and did not get bored of them.

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Makadie and the Dr. Suess House

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There were even quite a few that they could climb into. They especially loved these opportunitites! They even sang their hearts out in the Opera House! They made us and many by-standers smile and chuckle.

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This one they were able to look into a Movie Theatre and see a lot of their favorite Seasame Street characters watching a movie.

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After touring all the homes we took a train ride! It was a fun little ride around the homes and took you past homes you could only see on the train ride. It was a gorgeous day.

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After our train adventure we had lunch. They provided a picnic area for this purpose. They also had a concession stand with food, but we decided to bring our lunch. The girls had fun eating on the small picnic table.

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After lunch we decided to take one more train ride before heading back down the mountain. We had to wait for the next ride so the girls picked out a few things from the gift shop! They had a blast with their Train Whistles! (there was only one small whistle left--so we got one of each)

It was a fun day and we will definitely go again! So when you come to visit and bring your little ones with you we will take you to Tiny Town, Colorado.