One night in Durango CO We spent one night at Historic Strater Hotel in Durango, an historic mining town in southern Colorado. The Historic Strater Hotel, built in 1887. Lobby of the Strater. Diamond Belle Saloon. At the Diamond Belle Saloon, this guy played ragtime favorites all night. He was really good! Main Avenue. The Durango & Silverton Railroad takes passengers to Silverton on a three hour train ride along the scenic Animas River. We had planned to spend a day on this tour, but unfortunately had to cut it out to shorten the trip. This is Chimney Rock, near Pagosa Springs CO, on the way to Durango from New Mexico.