Travel and Tourism

Travel and Tourism

Access New Mexico Travel
Destination, lodging and dining information for New Mexico. Features searchable database of hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast locations, bookable online with New Mexico Central Reservations. Links to other New Mexico travel and tourism sites.

Albuquerque Biological Park
Core facilities include: Albuquerque Aquarium, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Rio Grande Zoo and, in the near future, Tingley Aquatic Park.

Albuquerque, City in New Mexico (DesertUSA)
Comprehensive guide to Albuquerque. Includes color photos, vital statistics, climate, history, things to do and mileage guides with links to nearby attractions.

Albuquerque Museum
Offers exhibitions and programs in art and history.

Avis maps of New Mexico State map, street maps of Albuquerque and Santa Fe

Bienvenidos a Nuevo Mexico New Mexico State Tourism Board homepage.

Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad, New Mexico lies along the Pecos River on the northeastern fringe of the Chihuahuan Desert. Originating in the mountains of northern New Mexico, the Pecos travels south 900 miles into Texas where it joins the Rio Grande.

Chambers of Commerce in New Mexico
Links to all the local Chamber web sites in New Mexico.

Complete Guide to New Mexico
New Mexico guide - A visitors guide to attractions, restaurants, dining, shopping, entertainment and more in New Mexico. Includes Santa Fe to Juarez .

Destination New Mexico Your Land of Enchantment! New Mexico is a timeless land of ancient cultural traditions and striking environmental diversity. For thousands of years, man has traveled through New Mexico leaving footprints to a rich and colorful past.

Explora Science Center & Children's Museum of Albuquerque
New Mexico, USA

Far Flung Adventures - Taos, New Mexico
River trips in Northern New Mexico.

Find New Mexico
A searchable guide to New Mexico.

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Guide to North Central New Mexico
An excellent guide full of information and links for the North Central part of the state.

Las Cruces & Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Business, education, tourism, and education links. Calendar of events in Southern New Mexico.

Las Cruces Museum of Natural History
Located in south-central New Mexico. We feature live animals and plants of the Chihuahuan Desert, hands-on science activities, and natural history exhibits.

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, holds over 10 million individual items in its archaeological, ethnological, archival, photo and skeletal collections. The collections come from all parts of the world, but have a Southwestern emphasis. The Maxwell is the only museum in the Southwest whose mission encompasses the entire history of mankind and culture around the world.

Millicent Rogers Museum of Northern New Mexico Located in Taos, New Mexico. Acclaimed collection of historic and contemporary arts & crafts of northern New Mexico. Native American jewelry, pottery by Maria Martinez, Hispanic arts.

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Official web site of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Museum of International Folk Art
The Museum of International Folk Art, with over 125,000 objects from 100 nations in its collection, has the largest cross-cultural collection of folk art in the world.

Museum of Southwestern Biology
Located at the University of New Mexico.

Museums in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Official web site of the Branigan Cultural Foundation and its associated historical museums & art gallery.

National Atomic Museum
Goal of the museum is to provide a repository of educational materials and information reflecting the Atomic Age. Extensive collection of unclassified nuclear technology. On Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

New Mexico: Live Cameras and Travel Information
Leonard's Cam World feature of web cam broadcasts from Carlsbad, Portales, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Links to other New Mexico travel resources.

New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Information about museum exhibits, research and collections, public programs, museum services, news, and a calendar of events. Located at 1801 Mountain Rd., NW in Albuquerque.

New Mexico's Museums
New Mexico has museums covering almost every subject under the sun, from fine arts to dinosaurs, from Folsum Man to the history of the railroads, from the About.com Guide.

New Mexico Museums and Libraries

On route New Mexico Destinations
The guide to vacations and travel destinations in New Mexico.

Pueblo Cultural Center
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Ski Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Ski Area, breath-taking excitement of world-class skiing coupled with the mystery and romanticism of one of the oldest and most exotic cities in North America.

Southern New Mexico Online The Web's definitive information resource for Southern New Mexico.

Space Center
The Space Center is a museum, International Space Hall of Fame, planetarium and IMAX dome theater complex in Alamogordo, New Mexico.

Turquoise Trail Association New Mexico Enchantment USA
The scenic and historic Turquoise Trail encompasses 15,000 square miles in the heart of central New Mexico, linking Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

University of New Mexico Museums
Includes the University Art Museum, the Jonson Gallery, the Fine Arts Center, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, the Tamarind Institute, The Museum of Geology and the Meteorite Museum, the Museum of Southwestern Biology, the Art Education Gallery, Sommers Gallery, and a few smaller art galleries on campus.

Virtual Tourist : Travel in New Mexico
Links to travel and tourism sites for New Mexico.

Welcome to New Mexico
Includes Statutes and Constitution of New Mexico.

Wildlife West Nature Park
Wildilife West Nature Park - 122 acres of New Mexico plants and animals located near Edgewood, New Mexico.

STATE PARKS

New Mexico State Parks
Up-to-date information about New Mexico's state parks, including recreation activities, facilities, special events, fees, regulations, maps, photos, and more.

Bluewater Lake

Bottomless Lakes State Park
Park is located a few miles east of Roswell, and has many activities for all members of the family. New Mexico's first state park.

Brantley Lake
Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Caballo Lake
Caballo, New Mexico. This park's claim to fame are the majestic Bald and Golden Eagles that migrate through the area.

Cimarron Canyon
Part of the 33,116-acre Colin Neblett Wildlife Area -- the largest wildlife area in the state. Located in Eagle Nest.

City of Rocks
Faywood, New Mexico.

Clayton Lake
Offers excellent fishing and walk a half-mile to the lake's spillway and see the internationally significant dinosaur trackway, containing more than 500 footprints dating back more than 100 million years. Seneca, New Mexico.

Conchas Lake
Offers a wide variety of water sport activities including boating, fishing and water-skiing at this 25-mile long reservoir. Conchas Dam, New Mexico.

Coyote Creek
Located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Guadalupita, New Mexico.

El Vado Lake
Located in New Mexico's northern mountains El Vado Lake offers fishing, boating, hiking, water-skiing, and winter cross-country skiing.

Elephant Butte Lake
The largest and most popular lake in New Mexico.

Fenton Lake
A popular year-round retreat surrounded by beautiful ponderosa pine forests, the park features a cross-country ski and biathlon trail and wheelchair accessible fishing platforms. Close to Jemez Springs, New Mexico.

Heron Lake
Designated as a "quiet lake" where boats operate at no-wake speeds only. This park is known for its excellent sailing, fishing, cross-country skiing, and hiking. Los Ojos, New Mexico.

Hyde Memorial
Located close to the Santa Fe National Forest.

Leasburg Dam
Offers fishing, canoeing and kayaking. Located near Radium Springs, New Mexico.

Living Desert
Dedicated to the interpretation of the Chihuahuan Desert, Living Desert State Park is an indoor/outdoor living museum displaying more than 40 native animal species and hundreds of succulents from around the world on a 1.3 mile guided tour. Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Manzano Mountains
Offers fishing, bird watching, photography, hiking, and cross-country skiing near Albuquerque, in Mountainair, New Mexico.

Morphy Lake
Undeveloped area is accessible by foot or by high-clearance vehicle. Guadalupita, New Mexico.

Navajo Lake
Three separate recreation areas comprise this park. Pine River, the most developed area along the lake, includes a visitor center with interpretive exhibits. Sims Mesa is across the lake. The San Juan River area below the dam is world renowned for excellent trout fishing. Navajo Dam, New Mexico.

Oasis
Set among cottonwood trees, shifting sand dunes, and a small fishing lake. Portales, New Mexico.

Oliver Lee Memorial
Set against the Sacramento Mountains, this park features historical exhibits and a fully restored 19th century ranch house. Alamogordo, New Mexico.

Pancho Villa
Contains extensive historical exhibits of the raid on Columbus, New Mexico by the soldiers of of General Francisco "Pancho" Villa.

Pancho Villa State Park
Pancho Villa State Park, Columbus, New Mexico

Percha Dam
Features fishing and hiking on the Rio Grande, located at Caballo, New Mexico.

Rio Grande Nature Center
Winter home to Canada geese, sandhill cranes, and various species of ducks and other waterfowl. A trail system along the river, classrooms, and an extensive library with viewing areas add to this valuable public resource in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Rockhound
A favorite for "rockhounds" because of the abundant agates and quartz crystals found there, on the rugged west slope of the Little Florida Mountains. Demming, New Mexico.

Santa Rosa Lake
A high plains Pecos River reservoir, offers a variety of water sports and fishing.

Storrie Lake
Wind-surfing, fishing and boating. The visitor center features historical exhibits about the Santa Fe Trail and 19th century Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Sugarite Canyon
Located on the Colorado border near Raton, New Mexico, the park features heavily wooded mountains and meadows painted with wildflowers. Fishing, boating, hiking, cross-country ski, camping and picnic areas.

Sumner Lake
Offers fishing for a variety of species and is a winter haven for migrating waterfowl. Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Today In Springer, New Mexico This web site is dedicated to events in Springer, New Mexico

Ute Lake
A Canadian River reservoir, offers some of the best walleye fishing in New Mexico. Logan, New Mexico.

Villanueva
Between high red sandstone bluffs along the Pecos River, near the picturesque Spanish-colonial village of Villanueva. A riverside park situated in a canyon of red and yellow sandstone cliffs.

National Monuments

Aztec Ruins National Monument

Bandelier National Monument

Capulin Volcano National Monument

Chaco Culture National Monument

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Chaco Canyon National Monument

El Malpais National Monument

The Malpais National Monument

El Morro National Monument

Fort Union National Monument

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument