Durango, Colorado, famous for its mountains, western culture and wealth of outdoor activities and attractions, is the perfect place to spend some quality time with your family, far from the everyday worries and from the crowded city atmosphere. If you decide to visit the area, you have a lot of decisions to make and great offers to choose from.

When it comes to lodging for example, it would be impossible not to find something to suit your needs and budget. There are hotels, motels, condominiums, vacation homes, Bed and Breakfast Inns, campgrounds and cabins located in Historic Downtown Durango, Durango City Limits, La Plata County area, Durango Mountain Resort Area or Vallecito Lake Area. However, if you do not wish to limit your options to Durango region, Southwest Colorado towns like Cortez, Pagosa Springs, Silverton or Telluride will definitely provide the comfort you are looking for.

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Besides finding the best place to stay, it will definitely be quite a challenge to plan the activities for every day, as time will be insufficient to cover all that the region has to offer. Whether you like to explore the arts and culture, take part in an adventurous activity, or want to take in the natural beauty of the mountains, this place is waiting for you to decide what you want to enjoy first.

The Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort provides the perfect place in the Rockies and everything required for an incredible vacation. And after a complete adventure in the heights, a tour of the Mesa Verde National Park or a visit to the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center might provide the educational and cultural background of a great time for the entire family.

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There are other activities as well, some more enjoyable than others, covering all tastes, like Jeep/Hummer tours, river trips, hot air ballooning, stagecoach tours, horseback rides, biking, sailplains or golf. And if all these outdoor adventures left you exhausted, you will feel like a newborn after you enjoy the hot springs and spa treatments available.

And you will need all that energy for what is waiting for you in the heart of Durango, where, after a visit at the Durango&Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, you can enjoy a trip with the famous Durango train. This historic train has been in continuous operation for 128 years, carrying passengers behind vintage steam locomotives and rolling stock indigenous to the line. On it, you get to relive the sights and sounds of the past in a spectacular journey that can last forever in your heart and in your home, after a visit to Durango&Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Gift Shop.

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In its large selection of popular railroad related gifts and souvenirs, you can find interesting books, posters, pictures, collectible pins, glasses, mugs, apparel, logo souvenirs, model trains and wooden railroad that would make a great impression to the people to receive them as gifts. The offer is completed by the Pollar Express Collection, that brings a touch of light and color to the shop and to the lives of the clients purchasing them.

Among the most featured items, you can find the DVDs gift pack “Tracks Through Time”, the Locomotive 315, “America’s Railroad: The Official Guide Book”, the D&SNGRR Animas Canyon Blend Coffee, the Stoneware Mug Gift Set and various personalized T-shirts and caps, all to be wrapped and packed in the Sturdy Woven Tote Bag With Train Photos.

Anyone seeing these products will want to know more about the place, about the region and what makes it so special. It is up to you to share the magic of Durango.