Experts' Choice Award Denver Firefighters Museum
What the experts agree on
Housed in Denver's 1909 fire station, this hands-on museum lets kids slide down poles and try mini gear while adults explore firefighting history through original equipment, uniforms, and vintage fire trucks.
“Displays include the equipment firefighters used in the 1860s, photographs and newspaper clippings.”
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Fodor's "Denver's first firehouse was built in 1909 and now serves as a museum where original items of the trade are on view, including uniforms, nets, fire carts and trucks, bells, and switchboards." Full review
Lonely Planet "Fire Station No 1 was built in 1909, and in 1978 it was turned into a museum that explores the history of firefighting in Denver." Full review
Frommer's "A great family destination, with all of the tools of the real firefighting trade as well mini-uniforms for kids to don and slide down the pint-sized pole. Exhibits cover the history of firefighting" Full review
National Geographic
