U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum, 200 S Sierra Madre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, United States

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum is a historical and cultural sports museum located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, first opened on July 30, 2020.

The 60,000-square foot U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs is dedicated to America’s greatest athletes and their compelling stories, with the artifacts, media and technology behind the athletes who make the United States proud. The Museum focuses on the core values of the Olympic and Paralympic movements: friendship, respect and excellence; determination, equality, inspiration and courage.

The Museum’s mission is to honor the Olympic and Paralympic ideals; document and share the history of the United States’ Olympic and Paralympic participation; and celebrate the achievements of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic competitors.

The Museum’s vision is to ignite, inspire and reinforce Olympic and Paralympic hopes and dreams – both today’s and future ones — through physical, digital, and virtual experiences that are engaging, relevant, and authentic for every visitor from nearby, across the nation, and around the world.

The Museum’s purpose is to help everyone find, fuel, and fulfill their own personal “Olympic-size” hopes and dreams – to be their best.

After guests enter the Museum and receive their Visitor Credential, the Museum experience begins with an elevator ride to the top floor. From there, a ramped path winds progressively downward to the main floor, creating a parallel visit experience for guests of all abilities as they venture through the interactive galleries.

The Museum is one of the most accessible and interactive museums in the world, designed so all guests experience the Museum the same way. Some of the universal design technologies include open captions, audio-description tracks, assisted listening, universal keypads, RFID-triggered customizations, accessible exhibit spaces with ramped experiences and more. Team USA athletes were involved and consulted throughout the project to ensure an authentic experience with universal design. The Museum is ADA compliant throughout.

The Museum contains exhibits detailing the history, culture, and aspirations of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, from Ancient Olympia to the Modern Games.

To maximize accessibility for all guests, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum features universal and inclusive design.

• Accessible media: All screen media is designed with inclusivity at its heart; accessibility services are triggered automatically. These services are individually selected during guest registration and tailored throughout each exhibit, including audio-described video, text-to-speech screen readers, high contrast and larger font sizes.

• Audio descriptions: If guests select audio descriptions as a preference during registration, these audio descriptions are triggered automatically by a tactile floor strip and provide an introduction upon entering each gallery. Each audio description is six minutes in length. 

• Wheelchair accessibility: All galleries are wheelchair accessible. Gentle-grade ramps are featured throughout the Museum.

• Tactility: Touchscreen interactives feature tactile keypads designed to assist with screen navigation. Where possible, keypads are retractable.

• Open captioning and American Sign Language: Open captions and American Sign Language play out across all video content and interactive media throughout the Museum.

• Other accessibility services: Additional accessibility services are available upon request. Assistive listening devices, transport chairs and accessible styluses for touchscreens are ready for complimentary guest use. Weighted lap pads and sensory bags containing special badges, fidget tools, noise canceling headphones and other resources are available at the front desk.

  Low-sensory versions of some exhibit experiences and films are available upon request. Please ask a Museum Team Member for more information. Emotional support and service animals with visible indicator are welcome in the Museum.