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…
Must-see attractions in New Mexico
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…
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…
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
Created as part of a recycling education program, this 20ft-tall roadrunner is, appropriately, made completely out of recycled materials. The sassy bird…
Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village
New Mexico
Small but excellent history museum, with an eclectic collection of historical objects, including telephones, barbershop chairs and a great display of…
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…
Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge
New Mexico
Five miles southeast of Las Vegas via Hwys 104 and 281, this nearly 14-sq-mile refuge has marshes, woodlands and grasslands to which upwards of 250 bird…
DH Lescombes Winery & Tasting Room
New Mexico
The tasting room for New Mexico's largest vintner is located beside Hwy 549, 3 miles east of Deming. The winery changed its name from St Clair Winery in…
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…
A:shiwi A:wan Museum & Heritage Center
New Mexico
The pueblo's museum holds imaginative and informative displays of tribal artifacts and historic photos. It's a worthwhile stop if you're visiting.
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.
Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation
New Mexico
The Apache were relatively late arrivals in the Southwest, migrating in small bands from the north to reach the region around the 14th century, at much…
New Mexico
The tiny village of Puerto de Luna, beside the Pecos River 10 miles south of Santa Rosa, was founded in the 1860s. The drive there is pretty, winding…
New Mexico
Extending from New Mexico’s least-populated county into Texas and Oklahoma, the Kiowa National Grasslands consists of high-plains ranchland – endless,…
New Mexico
This unusual gravesite is the final resting place for Army Sergeant and miner James C Cooney. In the spring of 1880, Cooney and another miner rode to Alma…
Albuquerque
Both these traditional agricultural areas near the Rio Grande are characterized by open spaces, small ranches, farms, and acequias (irrigation ditches…
New Mexico
Route 66, the 'main street of America,' runs straight through downtown Gallup's historic district, lined with pretty, renovated light-red sandstone…
New Mexico
This eye-catching steel arch reaches toward the heavens in the roundabout in front of Spaceport America, about 30 miles southeast of Truth or Consequences…
Albuquerque
When Spanish colonists established this village in 1710, Tewa Indians had already been growing crops here for a thousand years. These days, the hills…
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
New Mexico
Just 5 miles north of T or C, New Mexico's largest artificial lake (60 sq miles) is much loved by local anglers, waterskiers and windsurfers. The marina…
New Mexico
Laguna Pueblo, 40 miles west of Albuquerque or 30 miles east of Grants, is New Mexico's youngest pueblo. Founded in 1699 by a mixed group of Kawaik people…
Santa Fe
This Hispanic cultural center hosts art exhibitions, theater performances, classes, lectures and, most interestingly, a winter market (www…
New Mexico
The ancient pueblo preserved here was built in the early 1100s by the Chaco people. Abandoned, resettled by refugees from Mesa Verde and again abandoned…
Santa Fe
Interspersed with art installations, these small gardens at Museum Hill are currently made up of two sections: the landscaped area, where you'll find some…
New Mexico
Downtown museum of local history that’s eclectic to say the least, with everything from a stuffed hawk and a Japanese flag to an entire firehouse and a…
New Mexico
This pretty state park, about 35 miles south of Las Vegas via I-25 and Hwy 3, lies in a red rock canyon on the Rio Pecos valley. A small visitor center…
New Mexico
What claims to be the world’s only uranium-mining museum also doubles as the local visitor center (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday). Hands-on exhibits are…
Santa Fe
Billing itself as the oldest house in the United States, this two-room adobe building is said to date – in a much altered form – from c 1646. While…
Santa Fe
Sure to be a hit with younger kids, who will get a kick out of spotting live scorpions, tarantulas and other creepy-crawlies (some of which you can touch)…
City of Las Vegas Museum & Rough Rider Memorial Collection
New Mexico
This small but informative museum chronicles the fabled cavalry unit led by future US president Theodore Roosevelt in the 1898 fight for Cuba. More than…
New Mexico
This whimsical general store holds an eclectic collection of items related to local history (though no actual artifacts from Folsom Man). Not a…
New Mexico
The small church built by Socorro's earliest Spanish colonists expanded to become the San Miguel Mission in the 1620s. You’ll find it three blocks north…
Farmington Museum at Gateway Park
New Mexico
Farmington’s one significant visitor attraction, this large modern museum traces the town’s history and growth, with a reconstruction of its first trading…
New Mexico
Downtown Las Cruces has three tiny museums, all next to each other: the Cultural Center, the Museum of Art, and the Museum of Nature & Science. The…
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