Editing La Junta, Colorado (section)

==Arts and culture==
Tourists come to see [[tarantula]]s who are looking for mates during the cooler weather in September and into October each year.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Puleo|first=Mark|date=September 22, 2021|title=The great tarantula migration is underway in Colorado|work=AccuWeather|url=https://www.accuweather.com/en/travel/the-great-tarantula-migration-is-underway-in-colorado/1021485}}</ref> [[Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site]], an important trading post along the [[Santa Fe Trail]], is northeast of La Junta. The [[Koshare Indian Museum]], housed at [[Otero College]], holds a collection of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] artifacts. The Koshare Indian museum hosts a unique [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scout]]/[[Exploring (Learning for Life)|Explorer]] program which trains the [[Scouting in Colorado|Scouts]] in both Native American dance and building traditional outfits. The Scouts give dance performances during the summer and also host [[Scout troop]]s from other areas. [[Purgatoire River track site]], one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America, is south of La Junta.

The Caboose is the drive-through for the State Bank, which was established in 1893. The bank has been remodeled with antiques, including a teller line from the late 1890s.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}