Lafayette House

The Miller House was built by Lafayette, Colorado's town founder Mary Miller. Miller arrived in Colorado in 1863 and after discovering coal on her land, she opened a mine and in 1888 established the coal town of Lafayette. She made charitable donations to coal mining families and the town. The Miller House was built in the late 1880s in the center of the original 150-acre townsite. She operated a school in her house on East Cleveland Street until she established the town's first school.The house maintains its original appears, aside from the application of siding. The house is historically significant to the town for Miller's role as "the founder of the community, who was also responsible as well for the development of the coal industry in Lafayette." The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1983.

The Congregational Church at 300 E. Simpson St. in Lafayette, Colorado was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of a multiple property submission, the Lafayette Coal Mining Era Buildings TR. It has served as a church, meeting hall, hospital, and library. It has been restored and remodeled for use as the Mary Miller Theater, home of the Theater Company of Lafayette.

The Kullgren House is a historic residence located at 209 East Cleveland Street in Lafayette, Colorado. Built in 1896, the house served as a private residence and boarding house for coal miners and later school teachers. It remains as one of the best preserved examples of the residential architecture typical of the thriving element of Lafayette. It is associated with Andrew Kullgren, who lived in the home from 1896 to 1919.

WOW! Children's Museum, formally World of Wonder, is an interactive children's museum located in Lafayette, Colorado geared toward children under 12. It was founded in 1996 by Lisa and Dario Attallah and in 2004 moved to Lafayette from Louisville. A 2019 expansion allowed for the addition of an outdoor programming space. The museum schedules designated sensory friendly events for children with autism or sensory processing disorder, including a sensory room.In 2015, it was named among the top 25 children's museums in the United States by the Early Childhood Education Zone, welcomed its millionth visitor, and was on track for its highest annual attendance.

The Lafayette History Museum, formerly known as the Lafayette Miners Museum, is a local history museum in Lafayette, Colorado, United States. Established in 1976 and housed in a historic miner's cottage, the museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the cultural and historical heritage of Lafayette, with a strong emphasis on its coal mining legacy, early settlement, and community life.

The Lewis House is a historic miner’s residence located at 108 East Simpson Street in Lafayette, Colorado. Built in the 1890s at the Gladstone Mine near Lafayette, the house was later moved into town between 1910 and 1913. It is an intact example of coal-era miners’ housing and is associated with the Lewis family, who lived there from 1913 until 1975. The structure now serves as the Lafayette History Museum.

Peak to Peak Charter School is a K-12 public charter school offering a liberal arts, college-preparatory curriculum that gives students a foundation for a lifetime of learning and discovery. Peak to Peak is located in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in Lafayette, Colorado, United States. High expectations are an important part of the Peak to Peak school culture, and students are encouraged to work hard and strive to achieve their full potential. Peak to Peak students who demonstrate a mastery of knowledge and skills are challenged through appropriate placement in each subject area. The school is designed from the ground up for graduates to meet or exceed the entrance requirements of top colleges and universities. The elementary, middle, and high school programs have been carefully crafted as a unified, coherent, and challenging curriculum, which progressively builds each student's foundation of knowledge and mastery of skills while preparing them for university life. Peak to Peak is small enough to ensure that each student is known and valued but large enough to provide a variety of academic, athletic, and extracurricular activities. The school's size provides opportunities to work with students as they participate in and assume leadership roles in extracurricular activities and the community. Academic rankings are based on a number of criteria, including how many students graduate annually and how many high school students take Advanced Placement courses. They do not reliably represent academic achievement or test scores.

Flatirons Community Church is a large non-denominational church in Lafayette, Colorado, approximately 10 miles east of Boulder, Colorado, United States.

The City of Lafayette () is a home rule municipality located in southeastern Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 24,453 at the 2010 United States Census.

The Marfell Lakes (1 and 2) are reservoirs in Boulder County near Lafayette-Louisville in the U.S. state of Colorado. The altitude is 5,223 feet (1,592 m).

Brideun School for Exceptional Children was a school for twice exceptional (2e) children in Lafayette, Colorado. It operated between 2000 and 2006 and received some national attention. It was the first elementary school in United States specifically founded for 2e students.

Centaurus High School (CHS) is a secondary school in Lafayette, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Boulder Valley School District. The school is known in the community for its engineering, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, and AVID programs. The school has an open campus, meaning that students are free to come and go at all hours of the day.