| Grand Junction is 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.Do you like geocaching? Grand Junction, Colorado offers over 650 opportunities for geocaching. When you visit Grand Junction, be sure to bring your GPS and look for geocaches near Grand Junction.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. |
