Town of Telluride

Founded in 1878, Telluride has a history as colorful as the Victorian homes that line its streets. Originally named Columbia, the fledgling town was forced to change its name in 1887 due to post office confusion with a California mining camp of the same name. After that, Telluride started to earn its own place on the map as a budding mining town.

Most say the town is named after tellurium, a nonmetallic element associated with rich mineral deposits of gold and silver. Others say it originated from the castaway call "To-Hell-You-Ride" shouted by loved ones that knew of the town's boisterousness. Either way, folks were attracted to the young town full of promise and opportunity.

Nestled in a box canyon surrounded by majestic, 13,000-foot peaks of the San Juan Mountains, the Town of Telluride is filled with colorful legends, over a century of history and Rocky Mountain spirit. Just six blocks wide and twelve blocks long, the National Historic District is a window into the town's illustrious past and a showcase of spirited individualism and community pride. It's also a delight to explore, with its colorful Victorian homes, clapboard storefronts, boutiques, art galleries, bookstores, gourmet restaurants, historic buildings and much more. The heartbeat of an illustrious past lives on in Telluride's present...and its future.

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