Colorado Chautauqua, Boulder

Name: Colorado Chautauqua
Address: Boulder, United States
Telephone: +1 303 442 3282

#21 among attractions in Boulder

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The Colorado Chautauqua, located in Boulder, Colorado, United States, and started in 1898, is the only Chautauqua west of the Mississippi River still continuing in unbroken operation since the heyday of the Chautauqua Movement in the 1920s. It is one of the few such continuously operating Chautauquas remaining in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006. According to its governing body, the Colorado Chautauqua Association, it is also unique in that it is the only year-round Chautauqua. ()

Built: 1898 (126 years ago)Coordinates: 39°59'52"N, 105°16'52"W

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Central Boulder (Chautauqua)Boulder United States

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+1 303 442 3282

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Colorado Chautauqua – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Flatirons, Folsom Field, Coors Events Center, University of Colorado Boulder.

0.9 miSW
Iconic mountain with 5 unique flat peaks
Flatirons, Boulder
24 min walk • The Flatirons are rock formations in the western United States, near Boulder, Colorado, consisting of flatirons. There are five large, numbered Flatirons ranging from north to south along the east slope of Green Mountain, and the term "The Flatirons" sometimes refers to these five alone.
1.1 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Folsom Field, Boulder
28 min walk • Folsom Field is an outdoor college football stadium in the Western United States, located on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder. It is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference.
1.2 miNE
Basketball, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Coors Events Center, Boulder
30 min walk • The CU Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, on the main campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
1 miNE
Universities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
25 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
0.7 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Fox Theatre, Boulder
19 min walk • The Fox Theatre is a live music venue in Boulder, Colorado.
0.8 miNE
Museum, History museum, Science
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder
20 min walk • The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history in Boulder, Colorado.
~280 ftE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Park
Chautauqua Park, Boulder
2 min walk • The Chautauqua Auditorium is a wooden building constructed for the first season of the Colorado Chautauqua in 1898, and through the years has been a venue for many lectures, musical performances, and motion pictures both primitive and modern.
0.5 miN
Museum, History museum
Boulder History Museum, Boulder
14 min walk • The Boulder History Museum, now doing business as the Museum of Boulder, is a private, nonprofit, local history museum located in Boulder, Colorado. From 1985 to 2018, the Museum operated out of the historic Harbeck-Bergheim house on University Hill near the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
1 miNE
Universities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
27 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
1 miW
Area
Niwot Ridge, Boulder
26 min walk • Niwot Ridge is an alpine ecology research station located 65 km north-west of Denver in north-central Colorado. It is on the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains and lies within the Roosevelt National Forest. Niwot Ridge is 2,900 metres high.
1 miNE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums, Science museum
Fiske Planetarium, Boulder
27 min walk • Fiske Planetarium and Science Center is a public museum dedicated to educating the public on astronomy and astrophysics. It is a constituent of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, located in Boulder, Colorado.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Colorado Chautauqua?

Nearby attractions include Chautauqua Park, Boulder (2 min walk), Boulder Floral Park Historic District, Boulder (11 min walk), Baseline Road, Boulder (13 min walk), Boulder History Museum, Boulder (14 min walk).