Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Del Norte - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Del Norte

Del Norte, Colorado

La Ventana Arch

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

Del Norte, Colorado

Penitente Canyon Wagon Tracks

Historic wagon wheel ruts formed by ox carts cutting into the soft volcanic ash in the mid-1800s.

Del Norte, Colorado

Madonna of Penitente Canyon

A mural of the Virgin of Guadalupe painted on the rock wall by canyon's religious namesake.

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Movie Manor

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

10 miles from Del Norte

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Dinos and Dunes in the Colorado Desert

Venture with us into the Colorado desert to unearth the mysteries of the prehistoric beasts that once roamed this very same ground.

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