Grand Junction derives its name from its location on the Colorado (formerly known Grand) river. The biggest city on the western slope of Colorado's Rocky Mountains, it is located in a rugged and scenic region of the state. On your traveling journey to Grand Junction , you should not miss the rugged cliffs, mesas and the winding Colorado River.
The city sprawls like many western towns and the historic sections run east-west along the U. S-6 corridor. Once you start traveling and exploring the Grand Junction region you will understand the reason why people love visiting this place. Grand Junction is an excellent base camp for those who want to drive or hike through the awe-inspiring canyons.
Grand Junction is also the eastern entrance to one of the West's most scenic and challenging mountain-biking trekking routes, Kokopelli's Trail, which ends in Moab, Utah. For the less athletically inclined the Grand Junction area boasts of about half a dozen wineries. Some of the travel attractions which you cannot afford to miss are as follows:
Redlands Mesa Golf Club , this golf course takes full advantage of the desert landscape.
Dinosaur Discovery Museum has life-sized robotic dinosaurs and an earthquake simulator which are the grand attractions of this museum.
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Grand Mesa is the world's largest flat-topped mountain covered with stream fed lakes and a place which one must miss while traveling to Grand Junction.
The Museum of Western Colorado is one museum which has three different sections. It is a historical museum with permanent and touring exhibits.
Graystone Winery is one of the leading wineries of Grand Junction and is a must see spot of the region.
Some of the other common traveling spots of Grand Junction include:
- Grand Junction Motor Speedway
- Grande River vineyards
- Whitewater Hill Vineyards
- Cross orchards
- Dominguez Canyon
- Powderhorn Resort
- Confre Cellars
- Colorado Cellars
- Western Colorado Center for the Arts
- Ale House Brewery and Hub
- Canyon View Park
- History Museum
- Western Colorado Math & Science Center.
Apart from these, the town of Grand Junction also has a small college, shopping malls, a pleasant downtown area and splendid restaurant facilities for the travelers and visitors.
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