New Mexico
Still used for performances, this downtown theater dates from 1915, and has an elaborate European rococo interior. The murals gracing its foyer, depicting…
New Mexico
Still used for performances, this downtown theater dates from 1915, and has an elaborate European rococo interior. The murals gracing its foyer, depicting…
New Mexico
Now a bank, this downtown landmark was originally built in 1929 as the Swastika Hotel. Note the reversed swastika signs (a Hindu symbol of good luck) on…
New Mexico
This engaging mishmash features a mastodon skull, minerals and artifacts ranging from Mimbres pottery to beautifully worked cowboy saddles, plus sections…
Albuquerque
This winery in the Los Ranchos area of the North Valley often serves as a wedding venue. At any other time, you can drop in for a $10 wine tasting. Check…
New Mexico
The imposing stone and adobe San José Mission church, visible from I-40, was completed in 1701 and houses fine examples of early Spanish-influenced…
Santa Fe
Up the road to the ski area, this small park is a popular spot for hiking, camping ($10 to $14) and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter…
New Mexico
The preserved 1870s adobe mill 6 miles east of Mora originally provided flour for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. Today it's a National Historic Site,…
New Mexico
This pretty lake 12 miles northwest of Clayton makes a good spot for swimming and camping (tent/RV sites $10/14), and also holds over 500 dinosaur…
New Mexico
The small Gallup Historical Museum, in the turn-of-the-19th-century former Rex Hotel, is stuffed with assorted old photos and memorabilia, mostly related…
New Mexico
Housed in the 1906 Coors Building, the great little Raton Museum features displays of fading photos, artifacts from Raton’s mining days, and historical…
Santa Fe Trail Interpretive Center
New Mexico
Enthusiastic local historians curate a collection of old photos and artifacts from Las Vegas' heyday as a rough-and-tumble trading post on the Santa Fe…
New Mexico
Complete with an enormous working vault, the bank building is now a museum. Give the nice folks at Black Range Lodge a few steps away a call, and they'll…
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…
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…
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…
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.
New Mexico
Along Hwy 3, are the Spanish colonial villages of Villanueva and San Miguel, which has a fine church, built in 1805.