New Mexico
Opened in 2018, this small but engaging museum spotlights the history and traditions of the Boy Scouts of America and shares historic artifacts connected…
Must-see attractions in New Mexico
Taos
Wonderfully preserved adobe residence, dating originally from 1797, which provides a vivid glimpse of life in Taos’ artistic community during the 1920s…
New Mexico
Just north of Glenwood, Hwy 159 twists its way off Hwy 180 for a vertiginous – and scenic – 9 miles on the slow-going route to Mogollon, a semi–ghost town…
New Mexico
Rockhound State Park, 14 miles southeast of Deming via Hwys 11 and 141, gives visitors the chance to collect all sorts of semiprecious or just plain…
New Mexico
Used by Native Americans since ancient times, the three pools here are simply lovely. Caretakers regulate the temperatures throughout the day so that they…
New Mexico
Established in 1859 as a gold-mining town, Pinos Altos, 7 miles north of Silver City along Hwy 15, is almost a ghost town these days, though its few…
New Mexico
This general store from 1880 is now a museum with a rich collection of paraphernalia form Chloride's heyday, including wooden dynamite detonators, farm…
Hurd-La Rinconada Gallery & Sentinel Ranch Winery
Southeastern New Mexico
San Patricio, a tranquil country village along the Rio Ruidoso, has the kind of golden glow and gentle scenery that's been drawing artists to New Mexico…
Santa Fe Region
Georgia O'Keeffe died in 1986, at age 98. The Spanish Colonial adobe house she restored is open for guided visits, run by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in…
Santa Fe Region
Begun in 1760 and constantly defended against Apache raids, the Church of San José de Gracia in tiny Las Trampas is considered one of the finest surviving…
Taos
Set amid the fields 2 miles southwest of the Plaza, this fortified adobe homestead was built in 1804. It served as a trading post, first for merchants…
New Mexico
Even if you don’t plan to spend the night, be sure to sneak a peek behind the Territorial-style adobe exterior of the St James Hotel, which started life…
White Sands Missile Range Museum
New Mexico
Explore New Mexico's military technology history with a visit to this museum, 25 miles east of Las Cruces along Hwy 70. It represents the heart of the…
Central New Mexico
A mile north of Cerrillos, amid scrubby desert hills pockmarked with historic mining sites, this park holds 5 miles of well-marked hiking and biking…
Central New Mexico
A folk-art classic, the Tinkertown Museum stands just up Sandia Crest Rd (NM 165), west of Cedar Crest. Huge, detailed hand-carved dioramas of Western…
Taos
Attractively displayed in a gorgeous and very spacious mid-19th-century adobe compound, the paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and photographs here…
Georgia O'Keeffe Welcome Center
Santa Fe Region
Opening its doors in 2018, this glossy ambassador for Georgia O'Keeffe ties it all together for road-tripping fans trying to navigate the O'Keeffe sites…
Mexican Canyon Trestle Overlook
Southeastern New Mexico
Built in 1899 to carry timber down to Alamogordo for the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad, the railway line here twisted up the Sacramento Mountains for…
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Albuquerque
Located at the edge of the massive Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque’s southeast corner, and surrounded by an outdoor Heritage Park holding discarded…
Taos Art Museum at Fechin House
Taos
Russian artist Nicolai Fechin moved to Taos in 1926, aged 46, and adorned the interior of this adobe home with his own distinctly Russian woodcarvings…
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Albuquerque
In the historic Barelas neighborhood, near the river a mile south of downtown, this modern, architecturally imaginative center for Hispanic visual,…
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art
Santa Fe
Celebrating the long history of Hispanic culture in New Mexico, this museum places the religious and domestic art of the region in the context of the…
New Mexico
This engaging museum showcases all manner of prehistoric beasts, from ferocious 40ft crocodiles to battling saber-tooth cats and the T-Rex-like…
Santa Fe
This little-known research center, specializing in archaeology and anthropology, holds one of the largest collections of Southwestern Native American art…
Hubbard Museum of the American West
Southeastern New Mexico
This town-run museum focuses on local history, with a wonderful gallery of old photos, and also displays Native American kachinas, war bonnets, weapons…
Albuquerque
There are several museums and galleries packed into the small but peaceful campus of UNM, along with abundant public art and a performing arts center. The…
New Mexico
This cultural center houses a good little museum of Native American art on the 2nd floor, including excellent collections of kachina dolls both new and…
Taos
The wooden cross marking the grave of actor Dennis Hopper is wrapped in bandannas and Mardi Gras beads. They're a simple nod to his role in Easy Rider,…
Southeastern New Mexico
The painters, writers and craftspeople who live in the tiny enclave of La Luz, 4 miles north of Alamogordo, share a passion for creating artwork and…
Santa Fe
Looming over the Railyard District, the enormous and ever-expanding SITE Santa Fe is a nonprofit art gallery dedicated to presenting world-class…
Taos
Just off Hwy 68 in Ranchos de Taos, 4 miles south of Taos Plaza, this iconic church was completed in 1815. Famed for the rounded curves and stark angles…
New Mexico
Ensconced in an elegant 1881 Victorian house, the local history museum displays a recreated family parlor from the 1890s, as well as a fascinating exhibit…
New Mexico
This museum pays homage to the mother of all roads by spotlighting four-wheeled travel. Boasting around 35 cars from the 1920s through the 1960s, all in…
New Mexico
Home to a private collection of more than 60,000 items, this main-street museum is a veritable shrine to the famous outlaw – don’t miss the photo of the…
Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
Albuquerque
Ready to geek out on hot-air balloons? This informative museum covers it all, from the first manned flight in Paris (1783) to Bernoulli's principle (how…
New Mexico
Home to the second largest lake in New Mexico, this state park is a hot spot for boating and lake-view camping. There are more than 4 miles of trails and…
New Mexico
This electrifying installation was created by artist Walter de Maria in 1977. Four hundred 6m-tall steel poles stand in a 1km-by-1km grid; during summer…
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Southeastern New Mexico
Wintering water birds gather at this 38-sq-mile refuge, 10 miles northeast of Roswell; many birds remain to nest in the summer. Bring your binoculars for…
New Mexico
Formerly the Salman Ranch, this farm at La Cueva is still famous for its organic raspberry fields, where between mid-August and mid-October – weather…
New Mexico
Just south of Los Brazos in Los Ojos, Tierra Wools is a century-old weaving cooperative in a historic building. Stop by on weekends for a glimpse of the…
