1Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Place in Colorado listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Attractions near Las Animas
11 mi from Las Animas, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site leads the list
Nothing on our list is inside Las Animas; the 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a national historic site and a landmark. About 7K people a year visit Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site. Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site lies 49 mi out, the pick for a day trip.
Attractions nearby
6
within 60 miles
The big one
11 mi
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
National park units
3
parks & monuments
National Historic Site · 11 mi west
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
1833 fort located in Otero County, Colorado, USA.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
The places, mapped
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the west.
Orange: Las Animas. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
The full list
These 6 are within 60 miles, none in town.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
1833 fort located in Otero County, Colorado, USA.
3Amache National Historic Site
National Historic Site of the United States in Colorado.
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6Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: Plazak at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site: unknown NPS photographer, Public domain · Amache National Historic Site: Tom Parker, Public domain · Fort Lyon: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0 · Koshare Indian Museum: Ammodramus, CC0 · Crowley School: Ammodramus, CC0
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