Lodging. New to Grand Junction and situated next to Colorado Mesa University, Hotel Maverick offers some of the classiest digs in the area. Whether you stay or not, you must indulge in a cocktail and ...

Grand Mesa, one of Earth’s largest landforms, towers over the scenic city of Grand Junction, Colorado, like an 11,000-foot-high dinner table.

But the main draw to Grand Junction is Colorado National Monument, a geologic dreamscape. Chances are good Rim Rock Drive will be snow-free. Or you can hike into the canyons and cathedrals.

Grand Junction takes the great outdoors to a whole other level. In and around the city, you will find a "bonanza" of mountains, canyons, high desert, forests, lakes and rivers, The New York Times ...

The views in Grand Junction, Colorado, are pretty spectacular. The food and drink options are just as delicious. florent_dartora / 500px/Getty Images/500px.

A budding yet still relatively unknown region called the Grand Valley has become Colorado’s next must-visit destination. Wine is its first calling card.