Southern CO Real Estate

Southern Colorado is well-known for a variety of outdoor recreational activities, weekend getaways for families and historic and cultural attractions like the Trinidad History Museum, The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center and The Louden-Henritze Archaeology Museum. The area is characterized by pristine mountains offering spectacular view and cool breeze through the pines, aspens and firs. One can even find deer, elks and antelopes in the area. It is considered as a relaxed inexpensive place to retire.

Its stunning views, informal lifestyle and affordable properties have attracted many residents who have settled here. There are a number of ranches, cabin homes and large acres of lots for sale in the area. Some of these are situated in the most picturesque natural settings. Attractions in southern Colorado include the Abbey Theatre which features multimedia performances of the stories of Ancient Puebloans. The Crow Canyon Archeological Center, founded in 1983, is a great place to experience Southwestern archaeology and the amazing landscape of the Four Corners region.

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum is another popular tourist attraction. This narrow gauge railroad twines through the spectacularly stunning canyons in the secluded wilderness of the San Juan National Forest offering a remarkable adventure. It has been in operation for over 128 years carrying passengers in wagons that are pulled by the vintage steam locomotive. The Old Hundred Gold Mine Tour is a one hour guided tour of the mines in the Galena Mountain where one gets the opportunity to see the earth inside out and learns how mining was done in the olden days. The south central region of Colorado offers some of the best attractions in the region. It has the Cave of the Winds, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo which is the country’s only mountain zoo. It has more than 500 different types of animals. The one of its kind, the garden of Gods is an amazing city-owned park. It features the towering sandstone formation and the beautiful view of the Pike’s Peak. The area also has the Seven Falls, the only waterfall in Colorado to be listed in the National Geographic list of international waterfalls.