La Junta - city in and county seat of Otero County, Colorado, United States

La Junta is a town in the Eastern Plains of Colorado. It is notable to travelers as the nearest town to Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, preserving an historically important locale along the Santa Fe Trail.

Get in

The daily Amtrak service Southwest Chief between Chicago and Los Angeles makes a stop-over here.

• La Junta railway station, 1 W 1st St. 2020-11-20

Get around

See

• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, 38.042778°, -103.429167°, +1 719 383-5010. Adults $3, Kids (6-12)$2. During special events, $5/person. 2018-01-20
• Koshare Indian Museum, 37.9719°, -103.545°. 2018-01-20

Do

Buy

Eat

• Felisa's Mexican Food and Lounge, 27948 Frontage Rd, +1 719 384-4814. Lots of authentic choices and good Mexican ambiance.

Drink

• BJ's Sports Bar, 10 E. 2nd St, +1 719 384-4291.

Sleep

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