Several heritage railways provide shorter, family-friendly excursions, sometimes with seasonal themes like pumpkin patches.

The Hogwarts Express. The Polar Express. Thomas the Tank Engine. These fictional train rides often spark kids’ imaginations, inspiring dreams of train vacations. While real-life train trips won’t take ...

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been transporting passengers on vintage steam locomotives through the San ...

Durango, a city of fewer than 20,000 residents in Colorado’s southwestern corner, is an ideal stop on a Four Corners area road trip. It has a charming and walkable downtown, hot springs, wonderful ...

Discover Colorado’s wild side in its tiniest towns — from steamy hot springs and ghost resorts to cliffside trails and elk ...