Location: Durango
Top Things to do in Durango
Things to do in Durango, Colorado (CO): The Best Art Galleries
Once a frontier mining town, Durango draws thousands of tourists year-round for the myriad outdoor recreational activities and scenic beauty. Mountain bikers, rafters, kayakers, horseback riders, rock climbers, hikers, campers, hunters and fishermen are drawn to the two-million acre San Juan National Forest and to the San Juan mountains, the largest range in the Rockies. But the city's biggest tourist draw is a nine-hour historic train ride in a vintage steam locomotive. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, which hauled precious metals in the 1880s, now takes tourists for a 47-mile, open-air journey through mountains and forests and past abandoned mines to historic Silverton and back. Children and train buffs will relish the chance to climb into a locomotive and pore over railroad memorabilia at the railroad's museum. Skiers flock to the Durango Mountain Resort in winter, which also offers hiking, fishing, rafting and horseback riding in warmer months. Slow down your pace with a stroll past splendidly restored Victorian buildings in historic Downtown Durango and wind up a very active weekend in a local brewpub or saloon.
Restaurants in Durango
1. Earthen Vessel Gallery
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5.0 based on 40 reviews
A gallery representing American makers, specializing in handcrafted pottery, jewelry, glass, wood and art to wear. Celebrating all things handmade...
Reviewed By jackmV4428WP
Nicest people you will ever deal with.The selection of merchandise is unequaled in Durango. Wonderful shopping expereince.
2. Sorrel Sky Gallery
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Durango’s must-see gallery. Representing over 50 local and regional artists, including acclaimed sculptor Star Liana York, and internationally renowned painter Kevin Red Star, Sorrel Sky exclusively represents the one-of-a-kind, collectible jewelry of former U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse. Offering both contemporary and traditional Western and Native American fine art and jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, woodturning and more. Sorrel Sky Gallery. Discover something new, something rare, something unique. Located in downtown Durango.
3. Studio &
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Formed in 2010, Studio & is a Studio and a Gallery operated by 5 artists in Durango, Colorado. Toeing the line between studio, gallery and retail space, our intention is to create as a studio, sell and curate as a gallery, and serve as a confluence of art, ideas, and progress for the four corners region. Everything at Studio & is made by us or the select group of local artists we represent. Our rotating monthly exhibitions are curated in-house and are ever-evolving affairs that bring together and showcase local talent which might otherwise go unnoticed in the vast open spaces of southwest Colorado.
4. Scenic Aperture Gallery
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5.0 based on 20 reviews
Visiting Durango? Stop by and see us! Scenic Aperture's Durango Gallery is located in the heart of Durango's vibrant art scene. Scenic Aperture features fine-art nature photography of the four-corners area of the American Southwest. The Gallery showcases the photography of award winning Durango photographer Frank Comisar. Scenic Aperture is a highlight of Durango's historic Main Street. Scenic Aperture also offers half-day and destination photography workshops to aspiring photographers.
5. Karyn Gabaldon Fine Arts
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
Contemporary Paintings of the area by Karyn Gabaldon. We also show work by top craftspeople in all mediums and the Best of Artistic Contemporary Jewelry...since 1980. Voted Best Art Gallery of Durango!
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7. Toh-Atin Gallery
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4.5 based on 98 reviews
Since 1957, when Jackson Clark Sr. Started trading for Navajo rugs,Toh-Atin Gallery has been a one of the most respected sources for quality antique and contemporary Navajo rugs and weavings, Navajo and Pueblo jewelry, Pueblo pottery, Hopi Kachinas, Native American Baskets and Indian and Southwestern arts, including sculpture and paintings. Today the business has expanded to handle collections and estates of quality Native arts.
Reviewed By KirkE266 - Santa Fe, United States
Don't be put off by the more than slightly retrograde waving Native American greeting sign that points the way to Toh-Atin. Inside the gallery lies a trove of first-class, authentic native art ranging from Navajo silver and rugs to Hopi katsinas, Pueblo pottery and Plains beadwork and sculpture. One of Durango's gallery mainstays, Toh-Atin benefits from staff (including many Native Americans) who thoroughly know their chosen art and are more than happy to explain its significance, without ever becoming hard-sell. This isn't the place to come looking for bargains, but serious collectors will always find something of interest.
8. Museum of Impressionism, Durango
The Museum of Impressionism is situated on an 8 acre riverfront property and houses over 80 impressionist paintings by world renowned artist, John Modesitt. This is a very intimate experience on one of the most beautiful properties in all of Colorado. A must for art lovers! Visit the artist studio for sales
