| The gateway city to the Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction is also bordered by Little Bookcliffs, steep walls that plummet from mesa to valley floor; the Colorado River, which carves its route through the Colorado Plateau; and the lava-formed Grand Mesa, the worlds largest flat-topped mountain. The dramatic 23-mile Rimrock Drive through the monument is not to be missed.In town, the principle museum is the multi-faceted Museum of Western Colorado, which includes the Regional History Museum, Dinosaur Journey Museum, and Cross Orchards Historic Farm Site, a living history site. Three natural areas of archeological significance are also run by the museum: Riggs Hill, discovery site of worlds first known Brachiosaurus; Dinosaur Hill, quarry site for the Apatosaurus, now on display at Chicagos Field Museum; and Rabbit Valley, where excavations are ongoing. |
