Since the year 1971 the Victorian replica village known as Heritage Square has thrilled and entertained children, shoppers and entertainment goers alike. As Heritage Square embarks on the 21st century, this place becomes of designatable historic age. Heritage Square possesses an historic significance that reaches far beyond the institution its modern visitors and shopkeepers have known. For most, even its owners and longest tenants, its colorful origin has remained a great mystery: Magic Mountain.
Historic D&RGW Locomotive #420 running on the Magic Mountain Railroad, 1959
Lying within this virtual exhibit are the dreams of what Magic Mountain was, and it was hoped to become. These illustrations and facts come from the Magic Mountain Collection of Richard Gardner, Historian of the Golden Landmarks Association. Join us on this virtual tour, as we take you through the dreams behind the reality of Heritage Square!
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