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List of State Attractions : New Mexico (NM)
I. National Land National Parks, Monuments & Historic Sites - Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Immense limestone chambers and bat flights at dusk. - Location: 727 Carlsbad Caverns Hwy, Carlsbad, NM
- Website: nps.gov/cave
- White Sands National Park
Dazzling gypsum dune sea in the Tularosa Basin. - Bandelier National Monument
Ancestral Pueblo cliff dwellings and Frijoles Canyon. - Location: 15 Entrance Rd, Los Alamos, NM
- Website: nps.gov/band
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Great Houses of Ancestral Puebloans in a vast canyon complex (remote access). - Petroglyph National Monument
20,000+ petroglyphs on volcanic escarpments west of Albuquerque. - Location: 6510 Western Trl NW, Albuquerque, NM
- Website: nps.gov/petr
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Mogollon culture cliff dwellings in rugged country north of Silver City. - Location: 26 Jim Bradford Trl, Mimbres, NM (via NM-15)
- Website: nps.gov/gicl
- Aztec Ruins National Monument
Great Kiva and masonry rooms along the Animas River. - Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
Three mission sites preserving Pueblo and Spanish colonial history. - Locations: Abo • Quarai • Gran Quivira (Mountainair area)
- Website: nps.gov/sapu
National Forests & Scenic Byways - Santa Fe National Forest : Pecos Wilderness, Valles Caldera vicinity.
- Carson National Forest : Wheeler Peak, Taos High Country.
- Lincoln National Forest : Sacramento Mountains above Alamogordo/Ruidoso.
- Gila National Forest : Remote canyons and hot springs country.
- Turquoise Trail & Enchanted Circle : Signature New Mexico drives.
National Wildlife Refuges (Selection) - Bosque del Apache NWR : Sandhill crane spectacular on the Rio Grande.
- Valle de Oro NWR : Urban refuge south of Albuquerque.
- Sevilleta NWR : Ecotone of four biomes with wide open vistas.
Back to top II. State Land Top Fifteen State Parks & Recreation Areas - Elephant Butte Lake State Park
NM's largest lake:boating, beaches, camping. - Hyde Memorial State Park
Sangre de Cristo foothill park above Santa Fe. - Heron Lake State Park
Quiet paddling lake near Chama. - Navajo Lake State Park
Houseboating and fishing on a big Four Corners reservoir. - Bluewater Lake State Park
Cliff-rimmed reservoir west of Grants. - City of Rocks State Park
Unique volcanic tuff "city" of boulders near Deming. - Rockhound State Park
Gem-hunting foothills on the Florida Mountains. - Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
Desert canyon and springs at the base of the Sacramentos. - Brantley Lake State Park
Chihuahuan Desert reservoir north of Carlsbad. - Bottomless Lakes State Park
Series of sinkhole lakes near Roswell. - Villanueva State Park
Pecos River canyon walls and cottonwoods. - Leasburg Dam State Park
Río Grande riparian area near Las Cruces. - Fenton Lake State Park
High-country trout lake in the Jemez Mountains. - Pancho Villa State Park
Borderlands history at Columbus, NM. - Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park
Riverside trails and birding near Las Cruces.
Back to top III. Private Attractions Museums, Cultural Sites & Scenic Rail - Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Collections and studies of the artist's life and work. - Meow Wolf Santa Fe : House of Eternal Return
Immersive art experience in a sprawling funhouse narrative. - Location: 1352 Rufina Cir, Santa Fe, NM
- Website: meowwolf.com
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Steam railroad over high passes between Chama, NM, and Antonito, CO. - Taos Pueblo (guided visits)
UNESCO World Heritage Site with multi-story adobe architecture.
Back to top - ABQ Uptown : Open-air lifestyle center (2200 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque).
- Santa Fe Plaza : Historic square with galleries/markets (Downtown Santa Fe).
- Coronado Center : Regional mall (6600 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque).
- Mesilla Plaza : Historic district shops and cafes (Mesilla / Las Cruces).
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For more information about state, visit the state's official tourism site: Travel State
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