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Information from this page is from www.newmexico.org. For more information on Tourism in New Mexico visit their website or visit the City of Albuquerque's website at www.cabq.gov

New Mexico is famous for its amazing natural beauty and ancient past. From dinosaurs to volcanos to Native American Anasazi ruins you won't be dissapointed.

Our Most Popular Attractions:

Billy the Kid Museum, Fort Sumner:
You'd be in good company if you admitted that you're passionately interested in our native son Billy the Kid's lawless ways. View more

Carlsbad Caverns
Once you've spelunked here, you've experienced one of the best and one of the largest caves inn the world. View more

Chaco Canyon Historic Park
You think we understand urban culture today? Come to Chaco Canyon and see what the Anasazi's major center of commerce. View more

The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, Chama
Now train travel is exotic again, take this scenic 64-mile ride from Chama to Antonito, Colorado over 10,015-foot Cumbres Pass. View more

International UFO Museum, Roswell
Whether or not you believe in Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), aliens, and other life forms, you owe it to yourself to at least find out what happened in 1947 in Roswell. View more

Gila Cliff Dwellings
For the Tularosa Mogoll��eople, a cave was the best shelter around. Come see the preserved remains of their homes.View more

Sandia Peak Tramway
Travel to the top of the Sandia Mountains from Albuquerque by way of the world's longest aerial tram in the world.View more

Santa Fe
Our state capital began its life as the Spanish "Kingdom of New Mexico" in 1610, making it the oldest capital city in North America.View more

Taos Ski Valley
If you're serious about alpine skiing in an unspoiled, uncrowded, powder-packed place where snowboarders dare not show themselves, try the 3,274 vertical feet of Taos Ski Valley.View more

White Sands, Alamogordo
Bring your sunglasses and a big sense of play for this treat. This isn't just nearly 300 square miles of white sand - it's a dune-textured sea of luxurious gypsum.View more

While New Mexico is filled with justifiably famous attractions, you can still find out-of-the-way sites and hidden pockets of culture and history that haven't made it into the standard guidebooks. We'll help you find some of the unsung destinations and activities that can make your trip a true voyage of discovery.

Hot Springs
If you're one to enjoy having a view of enchanting landscape while relaxing in a hot spring with some friends then you might visit one of the many springs found in New Mexico.

Bandera Center/Ice Caves
Hike the rim of an 800-foot-deep volcanic cone that exploded some 10,000 years ago.

Bisti Badlands
Strange and fragile sandstone formations which make it seem like you are on a planet other than Earth.

Blue Hole Scuba Diving
You wouldn't expect New Mexico, landlocked and dry, to be a scuba diver's dream. But in Santa Rosa, an unassuming small town 114 east of Albuquerque on I-40, you can dive year-round in the clear blue waters of a spring-fed well billed as "the scuba capital of the Southwest.".

Bosque del Apache
One of the most spectacular bird-watching in North America.

Cimarron Canyon
part of the 33,116-acre Colin Neblett Wildlife Area -- the largest wildlife area in the state.

Chama Valley
Enjoy fishing, camping, cowboy poetry at one of the areas lodges or ranches. Ride the The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad between Antonito and Chama.

Christ in the Desert Monastery
Benedictine Monastery located along the Chama river neer Abiquiu.

Kokopelli's Cave
The Four Corners region is known for its prehistoric cliff and cave dwellings. Modern-day visitors can sample a similar-albeit much more luxurious-lifestyle at a unique bed-and-breakfast that caters to adventurous types.

Las Huertas Canyon
Spanish for "the gardens," Las Huertas Canyon affords a very scenic drive up the less-traveled western slopes of the Sandia Mountains.

Shakespeare Ghost Town
Walk the streets trod by Billy The Kid, John Ringo, The Clantons and more. Walk a portion of the Butterfield Trail and other points of interest.

Slaughter Canyon Cave
Take a 1.25-mile guided tour through an undeveloped cave. Here's your chance for good stalactite- and stalagmite-viewing. Bring a flashlight and good walking shoes.

Space Museum
The Museum of Space History is a complex consisting of the space museum, Planetarium, IMAX dome theater, Hubbard Space Science Education Facility and the International Space Hall of Fame.

Plaza Blanca and Dar al-Islam Mosque
The sense of spirituality and inspiration that drew Georgia O'Keeffe to the Abiqui?ion continues to exert its gentle tug on visitors of all kinds. Hidden away in the hills of the Rio Chama valley you'll find a stunning adobe mosque and a natural "chapel" formed by sandstone spires and other rock formations. Both sites exude an atmosphere of reverence and tranquility.

Valley of Fires
The 125 square miles of black, twisted lava is part of a 45-mile recent flow (between 1000 and 1500 years ago), which is the youngest lava flow in the continental United States. Come for the campsites, nature trails, and picnic pavilion - stay for the view!