frisco historic park and museum

Stopped in this museum and park on a snowy day in February and it was very picturesque. We walked to every building as the staff was busy shoveling the walkways for us. Great exhibits in the museum and the staff was very friendly and helpful

This city museum is FREE. Don't allow the lack of admission fee fool you...it is a first class exhibit. There are about a dozen century old structures on site and the accompanying tools, products of antiquity and photographs were outstanding. These folks did a fine job of assembling good stuff and telling good stories. Several multi-media options were provided. I have to say this was one of the best small town museums I have ever encountered. Bravo. Allow an hour to "see" everything...and perhaps two hours to "read" everything. That said, you can zip through in a half-hour and very much enjoy the process. This place was underrated in the local tourism magazines that I saw. It should be treasured.

Well worth the visit - free and enjoyable. We enjoyed every building we entered. Interesting time - be sure to check out the jail cell and the "well to do" miner's house. It was a pleasant side attraction. The ladies in the office gave us many great travel tips also.

The Frisco Historic Park is operated by the town of Frisco. It has many cabins that have great presentations of what it was like to live in the mining days during the beginning era of the town.

Loved walking through 10 small buildings with impeccable displays of early settler life. We spent over an hour just reading and enjoying the visits to each building. Well done!

The area is nicely setup with houses maintained as it was looks like years ago. It has a lot of items of the past, video & audio presentation and exhibit. A nice place to run into while out from recuperating from ski sore :).

We have been to this museum a few times, once in summer and now in winter. It is really a treasure. The displays are so fascinating, and the interactive opportunities for kids are a great bonus. Our 7 year old son had a great time going from one house to the next stamping his "passport". Definitely a must-see for anyone visiting the area, especially families with kids.

Gave an interesting account of the area. Learned a lot about the gold rush days. The buildings were interesting and worth the tour. Does not take a lot of time.

There are more attractions in Frisco than just the gateway to great skiing. Stop by and enjoy this historic park and museum. This free admission museum is located in downtown Frisco - an area rich with pioneering, trapping, mining. The museum has restored mining cabins, ranch homes, a log chapel, the original schoolhouse and a jail. Just take the self guided walking tour - each building has an audio station and most buildings are decorated in their respective historic style. There are free educational programs and events throughout the year - there are Santa Visits during Frisco's Wassail Week in December - check their website for more details - friscohistoricpark.com Some buildings date from as far back as 1860 - the majority are from the late 1800's. The town of Frisco gets its name from the San Francisco Railway - FR from the word Francisco, IS from St. Louis, and the CO from Company. In 1875 it was called Frisco City but in 1879 the town incorporated as Frisco and dropped the word City.

Frisco has refurbished 14 historical buildings and placed them in the centre of town as a museum. There is a schoolhouse, jail, saloon, several houses and other places. The interiors are furnished with artifacts and there is a lot of information about the history of each building. And is it FREE! A great find.

This is a very cute exhibit. There are 10 structures to look through and there's quite a bit of info provided. The kids(or adults like me) can get a brochure that has places on them so that when you go from structure to structure you can stamp the building you go into. Of course I did that. My husband laughed at me but it was fun. There are plenty of stories to read in the buildings and walking up and down main st you can see the other buildings that are mentioned in some of the stories.

It is all free in the center of town and interesting to see. Some of the little buildings are the original ones that have been there for many years.

This re-created town center built with original historic buildings that were moved here provides a look of what life might have been in the late 1800's. On your self-guided tour, one can visit each of the buildings and look at the hundreds of photos and items on display. The chapel, cabins, homes are furnished with period furniture and one can listen to an audio narrative. Definitely worth a visit and one plus-it is free!!

Nearly an entire old mining town is recreated in this well-presented historical area. I loved it and it's right in the heart of Frisco, which is a delightful quaint town in itself.

It's great: authentic structures, picturesque layout, plenty of historical photographs, artifacts, etc. South Park City in Fairplay, only about an hour away, might have much more structures and artifacts, but they obviously did not have the money of Frisco. Here, in Frisco Historic Park, it's all done absolutely right: fantastic signage, audio/video throughout the complex, brochures and even an audio tour available on your cell when you dial a number! Frisco was founded by a miner in 1873. The arrival of the Narrow Gauge Denver, South Park & Pacific in 1883 helped the tiny settlement grow and become an important supply center. It went down, as all mining towns, but then skiing came to the area and a new boom started. Today's Frisco has nothing to do with ghost towns: it's vibrant and eclectic. The Historic Village has more than a dozen actual historic structures. The story of Rancher Bill and how he revived the dying town is most moving and inspirational. Now, for the best part: it's all free! They even give you a walking map and every one of the cabins has its own audio/video illustrations. The log Chapel has a well done 15 minutes movie on the history of Frisco. Highly recommended.