Sights in Taos
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Taos Pueblo
One of the most photographed destinations in New Mexico and continuously inhabited for more than a thousand years, this quintessential example of Pueblo Revival architecture is a must-see for anyone interested in Native American life, history and culture.
Built entirely out of adobe and set against the stunning backdrop of the Sangre de Cristos, Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. The two five-story complexes, built between 1000 and 1450 AD, are one of the best examples of pueblo-revival architecture in the country, and have been continuously inhabited for 1000 years. To…
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Taos Art Museum & Fechin Institute
This museum was home to Russian artist Nicolai Fechin, who emigrated to New York City in 1922 at age 42 and moved to Taos in 1926. Today his paintings, drawings and sculptures are in museums and collections worldwide. Between 1927 and 1933, Fechin completely reconstructed the interior of his adobe home, adding his own distinctly Russian woodcarvings. The Fechin house exhibits the artist’s private collection, including much Asian art, and hosts occasional chamber music events. Five-day watercolor, sculpture and other arts workshops are offered from May to October at the nearby ranch.
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Kit Carson Home & Museum
Although the collection of artifacts at the Kit Carson Home & Museum is pretty light, you can watch an interesting 20-minute History Channel video about the famed frontiersman's life and explore his one-story home. For a more interesting - if haphazard - collection of period artifacts, walk across the street to the tiny museum inside El Rincón Trading Post.
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DH Lawrence Ranch & Memorial
In 1924, Mabel Dodge Luhan gave DH Lawrence’s wife Frieda this 160-acre ranch, now administered by the University of New Mexico, where the Lawrence-obsessed can pay their respects to the famed author of such classics as Lady Chatterley’s Lover. While you are free to wander the grounds, you can’t go into the cabins.
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San Francisco de Asís Church
Four miles south of Taos in Ranchos de Taos, the oft-photographed San Francisco de Asís Church was built in the mid-18th century but didn't open until 1815. It's been memorialized in Georgia O'Keeffe paintings and Edward Weston photographs.
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Taos Historic Museums
Taos Historic Museums runs two great houses: the Blumenschein Home, with spectacular art, and the Martínez Hacienda, a 21-room colonial trader's former home dating from 1804.
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Harwood Museum of Art
Housed in a historic mid-19th-century adobe compound, the Harwood Museum of Art features paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and photography by northern New Mexico artists, both historical and contemporary.
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Millicent Rogers Museum
The Millicent Rogers Museum, is filled with pottery, jewelry, baskets and textiles, and has one of the best collections of Native American and Spanish-Colonial art in the US.
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Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
At 650ft above the Rio Grande, the steel Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is the second-highest suspension bridge in the US; the view down is eye-popping.
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