119 South Main
This building was a post office from 1900 until 1907 when it became a drug store.
117 South Main
Built in 1889, this was The Opera House, which also contained other businesses on the ground floor.
100 South Main
This is the site of one of the first businesses in Lamar—The Hess Saloon.
Historic Downtown Lamar Walking Tour
Lamar's history is rooted in the wild west. In 1886, locals made off with the railroad station located several miles to the east and founded Lamar. A colorful mix of characters have passed through town, and these buildings hold their tales.
The Willow Creek Nature Trail
The Willow Creek Trail provides a unique opportunity for visitors to observe migratory birdlife, native plants, mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish in a variety of ecosystems, including short grass prairie and riparian habitats.
Bent‘s Old Fort
Bent’s Old Fort is considered one of Colorado’s most significant historic sites where visitors can step into the past and experience a time capsule of frontier life and fort guides, outfitted in 19th-century clothing, tell the important story of this crossroads of culture.
Pike’s Tower
Forty-foot-tall Pike’s Tower is located in the eastern section of Willow Creek Park and was developed in 1933 as Colorado's first Works Progress Administration (WPA) depression-era work project in Lamar.
Great High Prairie Wind Power Projects
What better place to harvest the wind than the windy prairies of southeastern Colorado? Dotted over the years by a variety of historic water-pumping windmills, the area now blends its historic past with a progressive future.
Two Buttes Library and Museum
Two Buttes Library and Museum is a cheery community center where residents come to check out books and enjoy nicely displayed memorabilia from Two Buttes’ early history.
Bent’s New Fort
Bent’s New Fort, built by William Bent from 1849 to 1853, lies 30 miles east of the original Bent’s Old Fort on a bluff overlooking the Arkansas River.