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DeutschLa 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
[edit | edit source]The daily Amtrak service Southwest Chief between Chicago and Los Angeles makes a stop-over here.
- 1 La Junta railway station, 1 W 1st St.
Get around
[edit | edit source]See
[edit | edit source]- 1 Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, ☏ +1 719 383-5010. Adults $3, Kids (6-12)$2. During special events, $5/person.
- 2 , 115 W 18th St, ☏ +1 719-384-4411. W-Su 11AM-3PM. Native American and Western art under the world's largest self-supporting log celling.
Do
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[edit | edit source]Eat
[edit | edit source]- Felisa's Mexican Food and Lounge, 27948 Frontage Rd, ☏ +1 719 384-4814. Lots of authentic choices and good Mexican ambiance.
Drink
[edit | edit source]- BJ's Sports Bar, 10 E. 2nd St, ☏ +1 719 384-4291.
Sleep
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[edit | edit source]Go next
[edit | edit source]| Routes through La Junta |
| Albuquerque ← Trinidad ← | W  E | → Lamar → Kansas City |
| Grand Junction ← Pueblo ← | W  E | → Lamar → Dodge City |
| Scottsbluff ← Limon ← | N  S | → END |