Western Museum of Mining & Industry

The ⁠‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌⁠Western Museum of Mining & Industry sits on a historic ranch property by the Air Force Academy's north gate and shows the machines and methods of Western hard-rock mining, with working steam engines and a stamp mill. Its events include a monthly history lecture, homeschool science days, holiday-break camps, a fall pumpkin patch and a summer farmers market.