Tiny Town and Railroad in Morrison, Colorado

Tiny Town is an adorable 1/6 size miniature village that has been delighting children for over 100 years as a Colorado Historic Landmark. Located at 6249 S. Turkey Creek Road, in Morrison, Colorado, it is a short ride west into the foothills from Denver.  It is open in the spring and summer, from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Tiny Town began in 1915 at the site of the former Leadville-Denver Stagecoach Station. Property owner George Turner began constructing miniature houses and stores as a project to entertain his daughter. By 1920 he had so many of his miniature buildings on display that he opened his hobby project to the public, calling it "Turnerville." By 1927 it was called Tiny Town, and became as well known countrywide as Pikes Peak and Buffalo Bill's Grave, and attracted many visitors. Unfortunately, many natural disasters and boom and bust cycles subsequently followed Tiny Town through the years--you can see its entire history timeline at this link.  Happily, in 1989, a nonprofit Tiny Town Corporation was begun to insure the improvement, operation, and maintenance of Tiny Town for future generations. We are so thankful they did, as visiting Tiny Town has become a tradition for many children living in Colorado ever since!

We were excited to bring our oldest granddaughter to Tiny Town in August, and I wanted to show my blog readers what a charming place this is for anyone contemplating a visit next spring or summer. Our granddaughter was very excited to walk around the almost 100 buildings on display and peek into their windows. 

The detail and scale of the buildings were amazing to see.

My granddaughter was fascinated that many of the houses and stores had diminutive scenes inside...

...and there were a few buildings that were large enough for her to go inside.

We also enjoyed seeing some Historic Colorado Landmark buildings also replicated in miniature.

Another attraction in Tiny Town that is fun to do is taking a ride on the miniature steam engine railroad!

The train circles the Tiny Town property, crossing Turkey Creek, and revealing older, quaint miniature structures, along with some humorous scenes, that can only be seen from the train. We enjoyed the ride so much that we took it twice!

We finished the day by enjoying our picnic lunch and then playing at the playground. We also had an ice cream cone from the concession stand and browsed in the gift shop. It was the perfect day!

Tiny Town is an affordable and fun place to enjoy for all ages, but especially for the little ones.  I loved that it was timelessly old-fashioned and allowed a child to use their imagination. I know we'll revisit it many times next year and I hope you will too!

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