John W. Rawlings Heritage Center — Attraction in Las Animas

Join our local volunteers as they take you back in time through the history of yesterday's Las Animas, Boggsville and the surrounding neighbors in Bent County. Wander the original building and see locally donated items and exhibits depicting life in the 19th and 20th century. Peruse the Bell Garden and enjoy the beauty of the local flora and visit the old forge while you're there, but be sure you don't get locked in the...

An excellent museum for a town of the American west. Excellent condition of displays, dioramas and actual artifacts of the local culture. Holly, a local curator, was...

I didn’t catch his name, but the older gentleman who was in this afternoon was extremely kind and helpful to me. Wish I would’ve had longer to stick around...