Albuquerque Sights

  1. Albuquerque Museum

    Albuquerque Museum is a fine museum that disseminates local history and features a great gallery of New Mexican artists. Family Art Workshops are offered on Saturdays at and gallery tours are given daily at .

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  2. American International Rattlesnake Museum

    You won't find more species of rattlesnake in one place anywhere else in the world. Come here for the lowdown on one of the world's most misunderstood creatures.

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  3. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

    Operated by the All Indian Pueblo Council, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is a must-see even on the shortest of Albuquerque itineraries. Sure, history exhibits are fascinating, but the arts wing features the finest examples of each pueblo's work. Do your homework here before considering any major purchases. The IPCC also houses a large gift shop and retail gallery.

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  4. Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

    Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will satisfy the cultural anthropologist in you, so make a bee-line for permanent exhibits on people of the southwest and on ancestors, but do check out traveling exhibits and activities for children.

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  5. Museum of Natural History & Science

    Museum of Natural History & Science, just across the street, includes the Lodestar Astronomy Center, Hall of Jurassic Supergiants and Dynatheater, a five-story IMAX screen. Call for feature films and show times. Hands-on activities for children make this a fun stop for the whole family.

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  7. National Hispanic Cultural Center

    In the historic Barelas neighborhood, National Hispanic Cultural Center is a center for Hispanic visual, performing and literary arts. It has three galleries and the nation's premier Hispanic genealogy library. It's also home to the La Fonda del Bosque Restaurant and the Roy E Disney Center for the Performing Arts.

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  8. National Museum of Atomic Nuclear Science & History

    Cold War kids will go gaga at the range of atomic weaponry on show at this museum. This includes replicas of the innocuously named 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man', the bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as a B-52 and B-29 aircraft, an F-105 jet, and numerous rockets and missiles.

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  9. New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum

    New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum emphasizes WWII exhibits, but there are plenty of powerful ones documenting genocides worldwide - from close-to-home Acoma to all-too-familiar Armenia.

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  10. Turquoise Museum

    Turquoise Museum gives visitors an enlightening crash course in determining which stones are high quality, or even real. Kids enjoy the hands-on activities.

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  11. University of New Mexico

    University of New Mexico is an adobe wonderland with 13 museums and galleries and lots of public art, a performing arts center and the Tamarind Institute, which single-handedly saved the art of lithography from extinction in the 1960s and '70s. The University Art Museum displays the largest fine-art collection in the state.

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