South Park City is part ghost town, part museum at the edge of the town of Fairplay, Colorado. Some of the old buildings are at their original site, other structures and artifacts were brought here. The dry climate at almost 10000 feet elevation seems to keep everything well-preserved. If you get to visit here, leave plenty of time to explore all the displays.

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This old cheese in the general store brought to mind the cheese tale in Owen Wister's "The Virginian".

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A very ornate soda fountain from 1924.

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This is how photographers traveled in the late 19th century. The wagon belonged to Von van Epps.

Included in South Park City is a wagon collection, recreation of a mine and milling operation, and many buildings full of artifacts and equipment on display. The hand-pump vacuum cleaner was an interesting find as was a display showing the process for assaying gold ore, and a wagon full of old wood water pipes.

A bonus photo below, the Georgetown Loop Railroad seen from a turn-off of I-70. This is the last of the trip photos unless I post some from the routes traveled between these sites later. I hope you have enjoyed the scenery with me.