Spend a few days in the beautiful city of Durango, Colorado with a two-night stay for two in a premium room at the Historic Strater Hotel, a $75 certificate for fine dining at the popular Ken & Sue's Restaurant, wine from the Sutcliffe Winery, two tickets to the famous Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a $25 certificate to the Jean Pierre Bakery for a delicious treat or meal and, to top it off, a gift bag full of local items from Durango such as a photography book, local coffee and other edible treats, a Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad DVD and other items from the Durango Area Tourism Office.
     Durango was just awarded the title of one of the twelve 2007 Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.  Nestled between red sandstone bluffs in the lush Animas River Valley, Durango is blessed with natural beauty matched only by its colorful mining history.  Fine Victorian buildings and even a 3-story "skyscraper," all still stand in the historic district, and the big red trolley runs daily past the brick and stone buildings that still bear the names of the frontiersmen who built them. The The 125 year-old Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad offers scenic rides and the  magnificent 1887 Strater Hotel remains a central downtown attraction.