Durango Botanic Gardens — Attraction in Durango

This is a beautiful place to visit in the winter. I loved walking across the bridge that overlooks the river and reading about the history of the railroad and one of Durango's famous families. There are wildlife centers off the beaten path that I look to checking it in summer. One of my favorite things about these gardens is that they are right in the middle of town at the end of Main Ave and if you walk far enough there is a path to the Durango...

Very nice area just outside the library and the city is adding a few more items. Someone painted a very nice huge mural on a wall of the parking lot with all sorts of different flowers and their names. Of course the library also looks out to more flowers and a hike/bike/walking path along the Animas river, which is also along the Durango-Silverton train tracks! The hike path goes...

Great job to those who maintain this. Its very beautiful. Everytime someone comes upon this location when doing a nice walk they can't help but stop and have a look around and some even feel compelled to take a photo or two and relax some. Well this is what I observe when I bring visitors around. This is where I always come across chipmunks...