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Grand Junction, Colorado: Outlaw Suicide Gun, Replica Uranium Mine

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Museum of the West

Address:
462 Ute Ave., Grand Junction, CO
Directions:
In the Museum of the West. Downtown. On the north side of US Hwy 50/Ute Ave. between S. 4th and S. 5th Sts.
Hours:
Tu-Sa 10-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
970-242-0971
Admission:
Adults $7.
RA Rates:
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Outlaw Suicide Gun, Replica Uranium Mine

See the gun that Kid Curry, of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's gang, used to kill himself when cornered by the law. Also here: a replica walk-thru uranium mine.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [11/03/2021]

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Observation tower.

Museum of the West - Observation Tower

This is a cool museum, with lots of history and artifacts, and a really great observation tower.

[JJ, 11/03/2021]

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