Santa Fe Region
Eight miles west of Pojoaque along Hwy 502, this ancient pueblo traces its origins back to Bandelier and Mesa Verde. It’s best known now as the birthplace…
Must-see attractions in Central New Mexico
Pecos National Historical Park
Santa Fe Region
When the Spanish first reached Pecos Pueblo, they found a five-story, 700-room structure that was a major center for trade between the Pueblo peoples and…
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Central New Mexico
At this surreal geologic enclave, volcanic ash from the ancient Jemez Mountain volcanoes has eroded into tipi-like formations and slender, steep-sided…
Santa Fe Region
Set up by the Pojoaque Pueblo’s former governor, artist George Rivera, this center features simple but powerful displays on the history and culture of the…
Central New Mexico
This site preserves the ruins of Kuaua Pueblo, which was at its most active from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The stars of the show are 14 500-year-old…
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Santa Fe Region
Los Alamos is one of three separate sites within this national historical park, established in 2015. Each site spotlights a different aspect of the…
Santa Fe Region
Several tours explore these ancient ruins, 5 miles west of the Santa Clara Pueblo at the entrance to Santa Clara Canyon. Abandoned around 1500, they’re…
Taos
A short walk east of the Plaza, the little-changed former home of Kit Carson (1809–68) – perhaps the Southwest's most famous mountain man, guide, trapper,…
Taos
Wonderfully preserved adobe residence, dating originally from 1797, which provides a vivid glimpse of life in Taos’ artistic community during the 1920s…
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…
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…
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…
Taos
Attractively displayed in a gorgeous and very spacious mid-19th-century adobe compound, the paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and photographs here…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Santa Fe
This little-known research center, specializing in archaeology and anthropology, holds one of the largest collections of Southwestern Native American art…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Santa Fe Region
Right where Hwy 68 meets Hwy 75, this winery is run by the genial Padberg brothers, born and raised in Dixon. The Divino and Diavolo reds are the best –…
Central New Mexico
Seven miles east of Eagle Nest on US 64, Cimarron Canyon State Park runs alongside a dramatic 8-mile stretch of the scenic Cimarron River, hued in pine…
Albuquerque
Reveling in its striking new digs, known locally as 'The Castle', this museum spotlights New Mexico's signature rock. You'll find more than 400 pieces of…
Santa Fe
Your voice seems to echo inside your head at this seven-circuit pattern labyrinth on the plaza at Museum Hill. The circular wall and elevated grade cause…
Central New Mexico
A gleeful and exhaustive celebration of every last detail of mining-town life, holding everything from hospital equipment to old shop fittings, an…
Santa Fe
The Santa Fe Children's Museum features hands-on science and art exhibits for young children. The museum runs programs Wednesday through Saturday tackling…
Shidoni Galleries & Sculpture Garden
Santa Fe
Five miles north of Santa Fe, the grassy sculpture garden at Shidoni is a great place for a picnic, or for kids to run around the funky artwork. There's…
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Albuquerque
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology will satisfy the cultural anthropologist in you, and holds the largest collection of Ancestral Puebloan artifacts in…
Santa Fe Region
Award-winning vintner, 2.5 miles east of Hwy 68 along Hwy 75, that only uses New Mexican grapes. As well as offering tastings here, it also runs a tasting…
University of New Mexico Art Museum
Albuquerque
Most exhibits here are drawn from the university's permanent collection, which is particularly strong on lithographs and regional artists.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Central New Mexico
Smack in the center of New Mexico you'll find a mostly empty region of hills and plains. But 350 years ago, the Salinas Valley was one of the busiest…
Santa Fe Region
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, 5 miles north of Española, was visited in 1598 by Juan de Oñate, who named it San Juan and briefly designated it as the first…
Nambé Falls & Lake Recreation Area
Santa Fe Region
Two lovely 20-minute hikes, each ½ mile one-way, start from the Ramada Area 5 miles off Hwy 50 and lead to the biggest attraction on Nambé lands, Nambé…
Santa Fe Region
Although the history of Pojoaque Pueblo predates the Spaniards, a smallpox epidemic in the late 19th century killed most of its inhabitants, and forced…
