New Mexico & Texas trip suggestions please
We're planning a trip to New Mexico from Toronto. We'll likely leave the end of April 2017. We'll travel to New Mexico through Missouri, Oklahoma & Texas. We're looking for suggestions of "must see" a...
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We have spent a fair amount of time exploring New Mexico. Here are links to places that we have visited and enjoyed (in no particular order). Places that we have not visited are not included in this list.
Fort Union National Monument,
Pecos National Historic Site,
Bandelier National Monument,
Petroglyph National Monument,
El Malpais National Monument,
El Moro National Monument,
Aztec Ruins National Monument,
Salinas Pueblos National Monument,
White Sands National Monument,
Tent Rocks National Monument,
Acoma Sky City,
Pueblo Cultural Center,
Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano,
The Very Large Array,
The Blue Hole,
Cumbres & Toltec Railroad,
Salmon Ruins,
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Rio Grande River Gorge,
Kit Carson Home & Museum in Taos,
Mining Museum,
Tucumcari,
Christ in the Desert Monastery,
Carlsbad Caverns National Park,
Turquoise Trail,
High road to Taos,
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway,
Museum Hill in Santa Fe,
Canyon Road Galleries in Santa Fe,
Ghost Ranch,
Chaco Cultural Historical Park,
Mimbres Museum,
Geronimo Springs Museum,
Old Mesilla,
Geronimo Trail,
Pinos Altos,
Valley of Fires,
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site,
Rockhound State Park,
City of Rocks State Park,
Poncho Villa State Park,
Smokey Bear Historic Park,
Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument,
Lincoln State Historic Site,
Chaco Culture National Historic Park,
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park,
New Mexico Museum of Space History,
Fort Stanton,
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument
In my opinion, the New Mexico State Park system is excellent, If you will stay more than 23 days in their campgrounds, the non-resident annual pass will be worth buying.
Fort Union National Monument,
Pecos National Historic Site,
Bandelier National Monument,
Petroglyph National Monument,
El Malpais National Monument,
El Moro National Monument,
Aztec Ruins National Monument,
Salinas Pueblos National Monument,
White Sands National Monument,
Tent Rocks National Monument,
Acoma Sky City,
Pueblo Cultural Center,
Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano,
The Very Large Array,
The Blue Hole,
Cumbres & Toltec Railroad,
Salmon Ruins,
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
Rio Grande River Gorge,
Kit Carson Home & Museum in Taos,
Mining Museum,
Tucumcari,
Christ in the Desert Monastery,
Carlsbad Caverns National Park,
Turquoise Trail,
High road to Taos,
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway,
Museum Hill in Santa Fe,
Canyon Road Galleries in Santa Fe,
Ghost Ranch,
Chaco Cultural Historical Park,
Mimbres Museum,
Geronimo Springs Museum,
Old Mesilla,
Geronimo Trail,
Pinos Altos,
Valley of Fires,
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site,
Rockhound State Park,
City of Rocks State Park,
Poncho Villa State Park,
Smokey Bear Historic Park,
Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument,
Lincoln State Historic Site,
Chaco Culture National Historic Park,
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park,
New Mexico Museum of Space History,
Fort Stanton,
Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument
In my opinion, the New Mexico State Park system is excellent, If you will stay more than 23 days in their campgrounds, the non-resident annual pass will be worth buying.
