Discover worlds unknown within Longmont museums. Offering an entertaining assortment of cultural venues, activities, and exhibits, this charming community provides a host of Longmont attractions ideal for the entire family.

Attractions

• The Callahan House
  • A historically designated Victorian home given to the City of Longmont in 1938 by Thomas and Alice Callahan
  • Warm and lovely backdrop for elegant and memorable special events from dinner parties to weddings
  • Italian garden can accommodate 150 guests during the summer months.
    • Includes a fountain, statues, large shade trees, multiple annual and perennial flowerbeds, large lawn and graceful drive
• Longmont Museum and Cultural Center
  • Invites visitors to come see regularly changing exhibits, experience education programs, and enjoy views from the Longs Peak Room tower
• Union Reservoir
  • 736 acre body of water providing many outdoor recreational activities
  • Carved out during the last glacial age and is one of only a few natural lakes in Colorado
  • Visitors to Union Reservoir can enjoy fishing, swimming, wakeless boating, camping, windsurfing and picnicking
  • The Reservoir is located approximately 7 miles west of I-25
• Golden Ponds
  • Magnificent view of the Longs Peak and the Front Range,
  • Park features 94 acres with 56 acres of water surface in 4 ponds
  • Park is a trailhead to the western end St.Vrain Greenway, and has 2.6 miles of park trails, a handicap-accessible fishing pier, 2 restrooms and 9 picnic shelters
  • Wildlife of all kinds, especially waterfowl like great blue herons and cormorants, are easily viewed in the park
• Rogers Grove
  • Roger's Grove covers 14 acres adjacent to the St. Vrain Greenway
  • Picnic shelter and an outdoor amphitheater are found near the center of the park
  • Park features a prairie with native and hardy introduced plants suitable for this region with an apple grove with fruit free for your harvest
  • Home of the City's major annual "signature" event, "Rhythm on the River"
• Sandstone Ranch Park
  • Sandstone Ranch Park is situated on 313 acres of land abundant in natural, cultural, and historic resources encompassing a 125 acre community park
  • Includes 4-plex ball field complex, playground, concession/ picnic area, trailhead parking lot with restroom, soft-surfaced trails, overlook with bench, in-ground skate park, a custom children's adventure playground, group picnic shelter with adjacent playground and volleyball, parking and park amenities
  • Centered around historic homestead, now a Visitors Center
  • Walking trails with interpretive signs, an overlook atop the sandstone bluffs and restored historic buildings are found along the southern portion of the property straddling the St. Vrain Rive
• Mile-HI Skydiving
• Jump from 17,500 feet for the Longest Freefall! Mile-HI Skydiving Center in Longmont is Colorado’s top ranked and largest skydiving facility with more than 35,000 jumps made annually. Mile-HI Skydiving is the only full-time skydiving operation within 100 miles of the Boulder-Denver area (12 miles from Boulder and 35 miles from Denver). Mile-HI also has the largest fleet of twin engine jet-prop aircraft capable of producing hundreds of jumps per day!

Vance Brand Airport

• Vance Brand Airport is located approximately 3 miles SW of Longmont, Colorado and rests at 5,052 feet of elevation (1,539 meters). The Latitude/Longitude is: 40-09-49.217N/105-09-46.933W. Airport manager Tim barth welcomes you to vance Brand, one of the most popular general aviation airports of it's kind in Colorado.

• Fair Winds Hot Air Balloon Flights
  • Hot-Air Ballooning, Balloon Ride, Balloon Flight or Balloon Adventure – no matter how it is said, Fair Winds is Colorado’s favorite! Just 30 minutes from Denver and Estes Park, enjoy spectacular views of the Rocky Mountains. Daily flights offer a year round change of scenery including mountain ranges, plains and wildlife. Fair Winds welcomes private parties as well as large groups.
• Events
  • Cinco de Mayo
  • Boulder County Fair
  • Festival on Main
  • Oktoberfest
  • Jazz festivals
  • Rhythm on the River
  • Lyon’s Rockygrass

Museums

• Longmont Museum & Cultural Center
  • Located in south Longmont
  • Striking facility features four exhibit galleries, three classrooms for special events and programs, and an outdoor courtyard
  • Beautiful building with public art, great views, and lots more to explore
  • Year round scheduled events and activities
• Doughtery Museum
  • Home to one of the finest collections of antique automobiles in the region
  • Houses a collection of beautifully restored antique automobiles, including models powered by steam, electricity and early internal combustion types
  • Culmination of a lifelong personal hobby of Ray G. Dougherty, a longtime Boulder County farmer

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Educational Longmont Attractions

Discover the city of Longmont, CO and enjoy the awe-inspiring beauty and year-round recreation of the Northern Rocky Mountains.