5 Best Places to Shop in Southwest Colorado, Colorado

This locally owned bookstore is perfect for browsing through the latest releases while sipping a foam-capped cappuccino from the coffee bar at the back of the shop. You'll also find a good selection of field guides and books on local history.

About 10 miles north of Durango, Honeyville sells honey, jams, jellies (try the wild chokecherry), syrups, sauces, and other goodies. You can watch the bees go about their work in a glass hive and, on weekdays, view honey being processed and bottled. Then taste honey-made spirits at the in-house Honey House Distillery.

This store specializing in Navajo rugs has the largest collection in the area. There are also handmade baskets, beadwork, pottery, and jewelry. If you stop in the free museum you can see relics of the Old West.

Check the Toggery—the town's longest-standing retail store—for stylish Telluride and Colorado souvenir tees and sweatshirts. You'll also find a large selection of men's, women's, and children's clothing and shoes.

Recognized as one of the region's best Native American galleries, Toh-Atin specializes in vintage and contemporary Navajo weavings and authentic Native American jewelry. There's also a wide range of paintings, pottery, baskets, and sculptures made by the artisans of many Southwestern tribes.