Kit Carson Home & Museum

Lonely Planet review

The current owner will give you a tour of this recently spiffed-up 1825 adobe, explaining Kit Carson's skills in shooting, diplomacy and linguistics. Turns out Carson was fluent in Spanish, English and at least 10 Native tongues.

Built in 1825 with 30-inch adobe walls and traditional territorial architecture, the home's 12 rooms are today furnished as they may have been during Carson's days. A portion of Carson's original adobe abode forms part of the museum, which features artefacts from the mid-1800s and exhibits highlighting aspects of Hispanic and Native American cultures in the region. The museum is a short walk east from Taos Plaza. It's open daily in the summer.