Inside Durango’s 1889 Bank Robbery and Frontier Justice
Trace Butch Cassidy’s 1889 getaway, Durango’s hidden bank shootouts, and frontier-era lynching sites on an easy loop from our riverside resort.
Inside Strater Hotel’s 1887 Singer Sewing Parlor: Stitching Frontier Stories
Just 2.5 miles from Junction West, Durango’s Strater Hotel reveals its 1887 Singer Sewing Machine parlor—an Insta-ready, kid-friendly, heritage-rich escape you can tour before lunch.
Animas River Bridges: Explore 1880–1920 Engineering Marvels Today!
Walk, bike or roll a six-mile loop from Junction West to three historic Animas River bridges, with scavenger hunt tips, photo hacks and sunrise-ready viewpoints.
Tracing Durango’s Lost Chinatown: A Curious Downtown Walk
Explore Durango’s hidden Chinatown on a stroller-friendly Main Avenue walking loop packed with RV parking tips, kid-ready facts, and photo ops that revive century-old laundries, noodle cafés, and railroad lore.
1893 World’s Fair Mining Map: Unlock Durango’s Hidden Legacy
Unroll Emil B. Fischer’s vivid 1893 mining map, then trace its silver veins, ghost-town roads, and narrow-gauge rails on family-friendly adventures launching from Junction West Durango Riverside Resort.