Must-see attractions in New Mexico

  • Cleveland Roller Mill Historical Museum

    New Mexico

    This museum is housed in a functional 19th-century flour mill – a beautiful old adobe-and-stone structure with gears, cogs and pulleys inside. It's…

  • Black Range Museum

    New Mexico

    Old miscellany awaits at this museum managed by the Hillsboro Historical Society Museum. It was closed for renovations during research, with plans to…

  • Storrie Lake State Park

    New Mexico

    Just north of Las Vegas is this large lake, a popular destination for windsurfing and fishing. Camping here (tent site $8, RV sites $10 to $14) is just so…

  • Herzstein Memorial Museum

    New Mexico

    The chief focus here is the biggest event in Clayton’s history – the 1901 arrest and hanging of infamous train robber Black Jack Ketchum.

  • Villanueva & San Miguel

    New Mexico

    Along Hwy 3, are the Spanish colonial villages of Villanueva and San Miguel, which has a fine church, built in 1805.

  • Ponderosa Valley Winery

    Santa Fe Region

    Stop in at Ponderosa Valley Winery for a glass or bottle of late-harvest Riesling or Pinot Noir. Free tastings.

  • Tesuque Pueblo

    Santa Fe Region

    Nine miles north of Santa Fe along Hwy 84/285 is Tesuque Pueblo, whose members played an important role in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, and later suffered…

  • San Felipe Pueblo

    Central New Mexico

    Although the conservative San Felipe Pueblo does not encourage visitors for most of the year, outsiders are welcome at the spectacular San Felipe Feast…

  • Bodhi Manda Zen Center

    Santa Fe Region

    Generally not open to the public, this Buddhist monastery holds once-a-month weekend retreats ($100).