Steelworks Center of the West

This is a well thought out museum that takes you on a journey from the inception of steel making in Pueblo, when the resources were drawn from the surrounding area, until the present day. The steel helped build the west and other parts of the country. It highlights the hardships of the people that made this possible and the interesting process making steel and steel products.Victoria, the curator/presenter, did an amazing job making the museum interesting with well designed and engaging displays. I loved discovering the myriad of historical items- medical equipment, machinery, clothing, and so forth. The historical architecture of the beautiful building is also a plus. Well worth the ticket price!

a very interesting little museum that charges way too much for what it offers. However this does document the time when the steel mill ruled the area. It is in the company's old infirmary. It documents the people that worked these mills and how they lived. I would recommend it but not high enough to give a higher rating because it is just way too small.

My family was skeptical about driving down from Colorado Springs just for the Steelworks Museum, but I made them go. We weren't disappointed. It's a great way to learn about the history of Pueblo's steel mill and all the CF&I Company's Colorado operations. They have tons of great old photos and the curator is awesome; she'll give you a free tour. You can't go inside the steel mill itself, but a variety of old movies give you a hair-raising introduction to the process of steelmaking. The exhibits cover everything from steel-making to the lives of the miners to the Ludlow Massacre to the only mining rescue train car still in existence. It's worth a visit if you're interested in steel, mining, CF&I, Pueblo, or Colorado history. Still, if they want five stars they're going to have to install and run some actual machines (or scale models) like the Western Mining Museum. They're expanding into a bigger building so we'll just have to come back to see what they do with all the new space.

Some nice old medical equipment and history as its located in the old hospital. History on the steel mill, source of steel, and coal field wars. If you're in Pueblo definitely worth a stop.