Canon City, Colorado: Museum of Colorado Prisons
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- 201 N. 1st St., Canon City, CO
- Directions:
- On the west side of Canon City, just north of the town's new prison on First and Macon Avenue.
- Hours:
- Summer daily 10-6; off-season W-Su 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 719-269-3015
- Admission:
- Adults $8, kids $6
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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Features a real gas chamber, cell dioramas, and artifacts of penal life.
Roadsideamerica.com Report..."America's Glamorous Gas Chambers." An actual gas chamber sits on the lawn of the Museum of Colorado Prisons.
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Self-tour of the prison museum was quite fun. Cells were decorated past and present. Had articles, stories, artifacts -- everything to enlighten you with what/who served time and why.
[Nona Fisher, 06/03/2021]
The most interesting artifact to me at the prison museum was a table top made from a collection of confiscated shivs. The gas chamber was a little unsettling to see.
[Nikki, 04/11/2017]
Most of the old cells are set up with interesting exhibits, including some that don't appear to relate to prison.
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