"When a museum bears the Smithsonian name, you know it’s a worthy stop. When it’s housed in a former hospital from 1896 that’s now a National Historic Landmark, like this one, it’s an absolute must.Telluridelocals return to the Historical Museum again and again to see absorbing permanent exhibitions, which include an Anasazi blanket woven between 1041 and 1271 C.E. and a hands-on gold mining sluice."