List of museums in New Mexico

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This list of museums in New Mexico is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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NameImageTown/CityCountyRegionTypeSummary
A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Zuni Pueblo McKinley NorthwestNative AmericanHeritage of the Zuni
Alamogordo Museum of History Alamogordo Museum of History exterior.jpg Alamogordo Otero SoutheastLocal historyFormerly the Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History Albuquerque Museum.jpg Albuquerque Bernalillo Central New Mexico Art, Local historyArt of the Southwest and over 400 years of Albuquerque history
American International Rattlesnake Museum Rattlesnake Museum Albuquerque.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoNatural historyLive snakes, snake art, exhibits and memorabilia
Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum Albuquerque balloon museum.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoAerospaceHistory, science, and art of ballooning and other lighter than air flight
Amistad Museum Amistad NM Montgomery Ward House.jpg Amistad Union NortheastLocal history [1]
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art Roswell New Mexico.jpg Roswell Chaves SoutheastArt website
ASRT Museum and ArchivesAlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New Mexico Radiologic technology website, history of medical imaging and radiation therapy
Artesia Historical Museum & Art Center Artesia New Mexico Historical Museum.jpg Artesia Eddy SoutheastMultiple website, exhibits include Native American artifacts, period kitchen, children's items, farm & ranch display, oil & gas industry, art exhibits
Aztec Mill Museum Cimarron Colfax NortheastMillMid 19th-century grist mill [2]
Aztec Museum & Pioneer Village Aztec San Juan NorthwestOpen air website
Aztec Ruins National Monument Aztec ruins national monument 20030922 100357 1.1504x1000.jpg Aztec San Juan NorthwestArchaeologyVisitor center museum features exhibits about the ruins of several ancestral Pueblo structures
Bandelier National Monument Basketmaking, P Velarde.jpg White Rock Los AlamosNorth CentralNative AmericanAncestral pueblo homes, kivas (ceremonial structures), rock paintings and petroglyphs, and museum with ancestral Pueblo artifacts, contemporary Pueblo pottery, CCC woodwork and tinwork
Billy the Kid Museum Fort Sumner De Baca SoutheastBiographical website, memorabilia from Western outlaw Billy the Kid, firearms and antique automobiles
Black Range Museum Hillsboro Sierra SouthwestLocal history [3] [4]
Blackwater Draw Museum & Archaeological Site BWD logo.jpg Portales Roosevelt SoutheastArchaeologyOperated by the Eastern New Mexico University, artifacts and exhibits associated with the Blackwater Draw, the type site of the Clovis culture
Bolack Electromechanical Museum Farmington San Juan NorthwestTechnology website, located at B-Square Ranch, includes antique electrical, radio, communication, industrial and agricultural artifacts
Bolack Museum of Fish & WildlifeFarmingtonSan JuanNorthwestNatural history website, located at B-Square Ranch, wildlife mounts in dioramas from 5 continents
Bond House Museum Bond House Espanola 1.jpg Espanola Rio Arriba North CentralLocal history website
Bosque Redondo Memorial Fort Sumner De Baca HistoryHistory of Fort Sumner and the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation
Boy Scout Museum & Westward Ho Trading Post Raton Union NortheastScouting [5]
Bradbury Science Museum BradburyScienceMuseum.JPG Los Alamos Los AlamosNorth CentralScienceHistory and science work done at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
Branigan Cultural Center Las Cruces Branigan Cultural Center.jpg Las Cruces Doña Ana SouthwestLocal history website, local history exhibit and changing cultural exhibits
Capulin Volcano National Monument Capulin 1980 tde00005.jpg Raton UnionNortheastNatural historyVisitor center features exhibits about the volcano and the area's geology, natural and cultural history
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad Interior Formations.jpg Carlsbad Eddy SoutheastNatural historyVisitor center exhibits include bats, geology, area history, Lechuguilla Cave
Carlsbad Museum & Art Center Carlsbad New Mexico Museum & Art Center.jpg CarlsbadEddySoutheastMultiple website, includes local and regional history, Native American art and artifacts, and modern, contemporary and Southwestern art
Casa San Ysidro Corrales Sandoval Central New Mexico Historic houseOperated by the Albuquerque Museum, recreation of a 19th-century rancho
Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum Casa Grande Trading Post, Cerrillos NM.jpg Cerrillos Santa FeNorth CentralLocal history website, exhibits include mining equipment, rocks, bottles, tools, insulator, coffee can, hand grinders & antique collections
Chaco Culture National Historical Park Farmington San Juan NorthwestNative AmericanArchaeology artifacts from the ruins
Chase Ranch Cimarron ColfaxNortheastHistoric House1860 ranch house on the historic Chase Ranch, operated in partnership with Philmont Scout Ranch and the Boy Scouts of America. Website
Chimayo Museum Chimayo Rio ArribaNorth CentralLocal history [6] [7] [8]
City of Las Vegas Museum Las Vegas San Miguel NortheastLocal history website, photos, exhibits include local history, Santa Fe Trail and the Rough Riders
Cleveland Roller Mill Museum Mora Mora NortheastLocal history website, 3 story, adobe water-powered flour mill with exhibits on local history
Columbus Historical Museum Columbus Luna SouthwestLocal history website, operated by the Columbus Historical Society in a historic depot
Corona Museum Corona, New Mexico Lincoln County, New Mexico SoutheastLocal History Museum
Coronado State Monument Bernalillo Sandoval SoutheastHistoryFeatures reconstructed kiva ruins, prehistoric and historic Indian and Spanish colonial artifacts
Couse/Sharp Historic Site Taos Taos North CentralHistoric houseHouse of artist E. Irving Couse
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Chama Rio ArribaNorth CentralRailroadHeritage railroad with rolling stock on display
Deming Luna Mimbres Museum Deming Luna Mimbres Museum.jpg Deming Luna SouthwestMultipleExhibits include Mimbres pottery, rocks and geodes, dolls and toys, ceramics and glass items, war memorabilia, period store front displays, farming and ranching displays, local history, local collections
E3 Children's Museum & Science Center Farmington San Juan NorthwestChildren's website
Dr. Anthony “Tony” Gennaro Natural History MuseumPortalesRooseveltSoutheastNatural history website, exhibits and live plants and animals of eastern New Mexico and the greater Southwest, prt of Eastern New Mexico University
El Camino Real Historic Trail Site Socorro Socorro SouthwestHistoryHistory and heritage of the people who traveled along the El Camino Real trail in the 18th century
Elizabethtown Museum Elizabethtown ColfaxNortheastLocal historyLate 19th century mining ghost town
El Morro National Monument El morro view.JPG Ramah Cibola NorthwestNatural historyVisitor center features exhibits about the cultural and natural history of El Morro
El Rancho de las Golondrinas Golondrinas Acequia Flume.JPG Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralLivingRecreated 18th century Spanish Colonial ranch
El Rincon Trading PostTaosTaosNorth CentralNative AmericanStore with museum display of Native American and Western artifacts [9] [10]
Ernest L. Blumenschein Home & Museum Ernest L. Blumenschein House.jpg TaosTaosNorth CentralHistoric houseHouse of artist Ernest L. Blumenschein
Ernie Pyle House/Library Ernie Pyle Library Albuquerque New Mexico.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoBiographicalHome of reporter Ernie Pyle, now a branch library with Pyle memorabilia and a monument to Pyle
Explora Explora outside.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoScienceScience museum with interactive exhibits for everyone
Farmington Museum Farmington Museum New Mexico.jpg Farmington San Juan NorthwestLocal history website
Folsom Museum Folsom Union NortheastLocal history website, exhibits include the Folsom site, African American cowboy George McJunkin, train robber Black Jack Ketchum, law office and general store displays
Fort Selden State Monument FortSeldenStateMonumentEntrance.jpg Las CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestMilitaryRuins of the mid 19th century Army post with exhibits on frontier and military life
Fort Stanton State Monument Fort Stanton Lincoln SoutheastMilitaryMid 19th century military fort
Fort Union National Monument Fortunion.JPG Watrous Mora NortheastMilitaryRuins of three forts and visitor center with exhibits, seasonal living history programs
Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology Abiquiú Rio ArribaNorth CentralAnthropology website, part of Ghost Ranch
Gadsden Museum Gadsden Museum Mesilla New Mexico.jpg Mesilla Doña AnaSouthwestLocal history website
Gallup Cultural Center Gallup McKinleyNorthwestNative AmericanNative American art and culture, trains, weaving, sandpainting, Historic Route 66, silversmithing, operated by the Southwest Indian Foundation
Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio O'Keeffe Home3.jpg AbiquiúRio ArribaNorth CentralHistoric houseTours operated by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe NM.jpg Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralArtWorks by artist Georgia O'Keeffe
Geronimo Springs Museum Truth or Consequences Sierra SouthwestLocal history website, natural and cultural history of Sierra County, includes fossils, Apache artifacts, Hispanic heritage, ranching, mining, Mimbres and Tularosa pottery, frontier history, military displays
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Silver City Grant SouthwestArchaeology533-acre (2.16 km2) national monument with ruins of interlinked cave dwellings built in five cliff alcoves by the Mogollon peoples, visitor center and museum of Apache and Mogollon artifacts
Governor Bent House and Museum TaosTaosNorth CentralHistoric houseHome of New Mexico's first governor, also features gallery of Western art
Grandma's Trading Post and Museum Truchas Rio ArribaNorth CentralLocal history
Haa'ku Museum Acoma Pueblo CibolaNorthwestNative American website, history, art and customs of the Acoma
Hacienda de los Martinez Chapel, Martinez Hacienda, Taos.jpg TaosTaosNorth CentralHistoric house1804 Spanish Colonial adobe great house
Hamilton Military Museum Truth or Consequences Sierra SouthwestMilitary website, located next to Veteran's Memorial Park, military artifacts including a military button collection and Buffalo Soldier memorabilia
Harvey House Museum Harvey House Museum Belen New Mexico.jpg Belen Valencia Central New Mexico Multiple website, operated by the City of Belen, includes history of the Fred Harvey Chain, Harvey Girls and Harvey Houses, Santa Fe Railway, history of Belen and Valencia County, home of the Belen Model Railroad Club, and year-round cultural and art exhibits
Harwood Museum of Art Harwood Museum.jpg TaosTaosNorth CentralArtHistoric and contemporary art and culture of the Taos region
Herzstein Memorial Museum Clayton Union NortheastLocal history website, operated by the Union County Historical Society
Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico Museum Historical-museum.jpg RoswellChavesSoutheastHistoric house website, 1912 home with first floor furnished for the period, second floor with local history displays
Hubbard Museum of the American West Hubbard Museum of the American West Ruidoso Downs New Mexico.jpg Ruidoso Downs LincolnSoutheastMultiple website, local and regional arts, history and culture, collection includes horse gear from around the world, and carriages, wagons and horse-drawn vehicles spanning hundreds of years
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoNative American Pueblo Indian history, culture and art
Institute of American Indian Arts IAIA Museum.jpg Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralArtContemporary Native American fine art
International UFO Museum And Research Center International UFO Museum and Research Center Roswell New Mexico.jpg RoswellChavesSoutheastScienceExhibits about the Roswell incident, crop circles, UFO sightings, Area 51, ancient astronauts and abductions
Jemez State Monument Marlon 080817 002.jpg Jemez Springs Sandoval NorthwestHistoryPueblo ruins and visitor center
Jicarilla Arts and Crafts Shop Museum Dulce Rio ArribaNorthwestNative AmericanBasketry, beadwork, paintings, leatherwork, and other arts and crafts [11] [12]
Kit Carson Home & Museum TaosTaosNorth CentralHistoric houseHouse of frontiersman Kit Carson
Kit Carson Museum Rayado ColfaxNortheastLiving website, presents 1850s frontier life and history of Kit Carson, operated by the Philmont Scout Ranch
Klipsch MuseumLas CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestTechnology website, part of New Mexico State University, memorabilia of inventor Paul W. Klipsch including antique audio equipment
Las Cruces Museum of Art Las Cruces New Mexico Museum of Art.jpg Las CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestArt website, changing contemporary art exhibits
Las Cruces Museum of Nature and Science Las Cruces New Mexico Museum of Natural History.jpg Las CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestNatural history website, natural history, science and the environment of New Mexico and the Chihuahuan Desert
Las Cruces Railroad Museum Las Cruces New Mexico Railroad Museum.jpg Las CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestRailroad website, railroad history of Las Cruces and the impact of the railroad on Southern New Mexico
Lea County Museum Lovington Lea SoutheastOpen air website, complex include a 1918 hotel, 1908 Love House, 1914 school, store and post office, dugout, 1950 Reed House
Lincoln State Monument LincolnNM Jail and Courthouse.jpg Lincoln LincolnSoutheastOpen airWestern town with 17 historic structures, 6 open as museums
Lordsburg Hidalgo County Museum Lordsburg Hidalgo SouthwestLocal history
Loretto Chapel Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralReligiousFormer late 19th century Roman Catholic church with helix shaped spiral staircase
Los Alamos Historical Museum Los AlamosLos AlamosNorth CentralLocal history
Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts Los Lunas Valencia Central New Mexico Multiple website, local history and art, branch of the Los Lunas Public Library
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology Maxwell Museum of Anthropology.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoAnthropologyPrehistoric history of the Southwest, early humans, and other anthropology exhibits
McBride Museum Enrollment and Development Center New Mexico Military Institute.jpg RoswellChavesSoutheastMilitary website, part of New Mexico Military Institute, history of NMMI and its alumni in war and peace
Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum and Natural Sciences Laboratory Tucumcari Quay NortheastNatural history website, part of the Mesalands Community College, replicated and original fossils of the Mesozoic period
Meteorite Museum Unm northrophall.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoNatural history website, part of the University of New Mexico, located in Northrop Hall
Miles Mineral MuseumPortalesRooseveltSoutheastGeology website, part of Eastern New Mexico University,
Millicent Rogers Museum TaosTaosNorth CentralArtArt and culture of historic and contemporary Northern New Mexico
Moriarty Historical Society and Museum Moriarty Torrance Central New Mexico Local history website
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe NM.jpg Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralNative AmericanArt and culture of southwestern Native Americans
Museum of International Folk Art Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe NM.jpg Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralArtIncludes folk art, popular art, toys, ceramics, carvings and textiles from more than 100 nations
Museum of New Mexico Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralMultipleIncludes five separate state-run museums: New Mexico Museum of Art, Palace of the Governors, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Museum of International Folk Art, New Mexico History Museum; also six separate New Mexico State Monuments
Museum of Southwestern Biology AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoNatural historyPart of the University of New Mexico, open by appointment, research and teaching facility, collections include arthropods, amphibians and reptiles, birds, fishes, genomic resources, herbarium, mammals and parasites
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralArt website, Hispano art forms, operated by the Spanish Colonial Arts Society
Museum of the American Military Family Tijeras BernalilloCentral New MexicoMilitary website
National Hispanic Cultural Center National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoArtArt and culture from Hispanic communities
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History National Museum of Nuclear Science and History entrance.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoScienceScientific, historic, and cultural aspects of the Atomic Age, formerly the National Atomic Museum
National Scouting Museum National Scouting Museum, 2017 Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.jpg Cimarron ColfaxNortheastHistoryExhibits on the history of the Boy Scouts of America, as well as local history, art, and natural history, operated by Philmont Scout Ranch. Website
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources Mineral MuseumSocorroSocorroSouthwestGeology website, located at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum building.jpg Las CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestAgricultureState’s 3,000-year history of farming and ranching
New Mexico History Museum Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralHistory
New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum, Albuquerque NM.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoHolocaustHistory of the Holocaust, genocides and forms of bullying that have affected people around the world
New Mexico Military Museum
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Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralMilitaryExhibits stories, artifacts, and artwork associated with New Mexico's military history. Website
New Mexico Mining Museum MiningMuseumGrants.jpg Grants CibolaNorthwestMining website
New Mexico Museum of Art Newmexico museumofart.jpg Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralArtFine art
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science New Mexico Museum of Natural History front.JPG AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoNatural historyFossils and geology, astronomy, personal computer history
New Mexico Museum of Space History New Mexico Museum of Space History.jpg AlamogordoOteroSoutheastAerospaceDisplays related to space flight and the space age, includes the International Space Hall of Fame
New Mexico School for the Deaf Museum Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralEducationHistory of over 100 years of education at the New Mexico School for the Deaf
New Mexico Ski Museum and Hall of FameAlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoSports website, located at the base of the Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway, history of snow skiing in New Mexico
New Mexico State University Art Gallery New Mexico State University Art Gallery.jpg Las CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestArt website, part of New Mexico State University, contemporary visual arts in the border region
New Mexico State University Arthropod MuseumLas CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestNatural history website, teaching collection of insect specimens, open to the public by appointment
New Mexico State University Museum New Mexico State University Museum.jpg Las CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestAnthropology website, part of New Mexico State University, exhibits include Southwestern and Mesoamerican pottery and changing exhibits
New Mexico Veterans Memorial AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoMilitary website, outdoor park with monuments and a museum
Old Coal Mine Museum Old Coal Mine Museum, Madrid NM.jpg Madrid Santa FeNorth CentralMultiple website, exhibits include mining and railroad equipment, blacksmith shop, vintage autos and trucks, a vintage steam locomotive No. 769, firefighting equipment, medical office equipment, farm equipment, homemaking and carpentry equipment
Palace of the Governors NewMexicoPalaceSantaFe.jpg Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralHistoryImportant events, ideas, and themes in New Mexico's past
Pancho Villa State Park Columbus Luna SouthwestMilitarySite of former Camp Furlong, used by General John J. Pershing in raid against Pancho Villa, includes expedition-era examples of the vehicles and technology employed by Pershing and his men
Pecos National Historical Park Pecos-pueblo-mission-church.jpg Las Vegas San Miguel NortheastHistoryIncludes ruins of the Pecos pueblo and a mission church, historic adobe ranch home and a visitor center with exhibits
Percha Bank Museum Kingston Sierra SouthwestLocal historyLocated in a 19th-century bank building with original fixtures, local history and an art gallery [13] [14]
Petroglyph National Monument Petroglyph National Monument visitor center entrance sign.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoIncludes volcanos, archeological sites and an estimated 20,000 carved images
Picuris Pueblo Visitor's Center and Museum Picuris Pueblo TaosNorth CentralNative AmericanHistory, culture and art of the Picuris [15] [16]
Pioneer Store Museum Winston Sierra SouthwestHistory website, 1880s general store with intact furnishings and merchandise, mining tools and equipment
Poeh Museum Pojoaque Pueblo Santa FeNorth CentralNative AmericanArts and culture of the Pueblo people, especially the Tewas of northern New Mexico
Ramah Museum Ramah McKinleyNorthwestLocal history information
Raton Museum RatonUnionNortheastLocal history website, regional artifacts associated with ranching, coal mining, railroads, and pioneer life, also New Mexican art
Red Rock Museum Church Rock McKinleyNorthwestNative American website, exhibits on the prehistoric Anasazi and the present-day Zuni, Hopi and Navajo, located in Red Rock Park
Rex MuseumGallupMcKinleyNorthwestLocal history website, operated by the Gallup Historical Society
Roosevelt County Historical MuseumPortalesRooseveltSoutheastLocal history website, part of Eastern New Mexico University
Roswell Museum RoswellMuseum.jpg RoswellChavesSoutheastMultipleArt and history of the American Southwest and beyond, includes fine art, decorative arts, Robert H. Goddard Collection of Liquid-Propellant Rocketry, planetarium
Route 66 Auto Museum Santa Rosa Guadalupe NortheastAutomobile Facebook site, vintage and classic automobiles, Route 66 memorabilia
Ruidoso River Museum RuidosoLincolnSoutheastLocal historyArtefacts related to notable figures of the Old West and those involved in the Lincoln County War
Runnells GalleryPortalesRooseveltSoutheastArt website, part of Eastern New Mexico University in the Golden Library
Ruth Hall Museum of PaleontologyAbiquiúRio ArribaNorth CentralNatural history website, part of Ghost Ranch, Triassic dinosaur fossils
Sacramento Mountains Museum & Pioneer Village Cloudcroft OteroSoutheastOpen air website, operated by the Sacramento Mountains Historical Society
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Aboruins.JPG Mountainair Socorro SoutheastArchaeologyVisitor center features exhibits about the ruins of the mission churches and pueblo of the monument
Salmon Ruins Farmington San Juan NorthwestArchaeology11th century Chacoan great house and museum
San Ildefonso Pueblo Museum San Ildefonso Pueblo Santa FeNorth CentralNative American website, Pueblo history, culture and art
Santa Fe Children's MuseumSanta FeSanta FeNorth CentralChildren's website
Santa Fe Trail Interpretive CenterLas VegasSan MiguelNortheastHistoryPhotos and artifacts of the Santa Fe Trail [17] [18]
Santa Fe Trail Museum Springer ColfaxNortheastLocal historyLocated in the former county courthouse, exhibits include Santa Fe Trail, pioneer life, art exhibits
Silver City MuseumSilver CityGrantSouthwestLocal history website
Silver Family Geology Museum Unm northrophall.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoGeology website, mineral, fossil, and rock specimens; located inside Northrop Hall at University of New Mexico
Site Santa Fe Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralArtContemporary art exhibitions
Smokey Bear Historical Park Smokey Bear Historical Park Capitan New Mexico.jpg Capitan LincolnSoutheastNatural history website, exhibits include forest health, forest fires, wildland and urban interface issues, fire ecology, history of the Smokey Bear and the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Program
Space Murals Museum Space Murals Museum Organ New Mexico.jpg Organ Doña AnaSouthwestAerospaceArtifacts, art, photos and memorabilia about the space program and space [19] [20]
Taos Art Museum TaosTaosNorth CentralArtArt of early 20th century Taos, located in the studio and home of artist Nicolai Fechin
Telephone Museum of New Mexico Telephone Museum Albuquerque.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoTechnology website
Tinkertown Museum Cedar Crest Bernalillo Central New Mexico Art website, folk art creations featuring thousands of miniature, wood-carved figures including animated little people, instruments, animals and objects, miniature Western towns, carnivals, Old West memorabilia, old-fashioned arcade machines, dolls, antique tools and more
The Toy Train Depot ToyTrainDepot 1.jpg AlamogordoOteroSoutheastRailroadFeatures scale model and miniature railway trains
Trinity site SocorroSocorroSouthwestHistoric houseLocation of the assembly of the world's first nuclear weapon
Tucumcari Historical Museum Tucumcari Quay NortheastLocal history website
Turquoise MuseumAlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoGeology website, turquoise mining, specimens, shaping process, uses
University of New Mexico Art Museum Unm centerforthearts.jpg AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoArtLocated in Center for the Arts at University of New Mexico, includes works by modernist painter Raymond Jonson, his students and disciples
Unser Racing Museum AlbuquerqueBernalilloCentral New MexicoAutomobileRacing accomplishments of Al Unser family
US Southwest Soaring Museum Moriarty Torrance Central New Mexico AviationHistory of gliding in the western United States
Very Large Array Magdalena Socorro SouthwestScienceTours of the astronomical radio observatory, consisting of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration
Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park Angel Fire ColfaxNortheastMilitaryMemorial and visitor center
Villa Philmonte Villa Philmonte.JPG CimarronColfaxNortheastHistoric house1920 period ranch manor on the Philmont Scout Ranch property of the Boy Scouts of America
Walatowa Visitor Center Jemez Pueblo Sandoval NorthwestNative American website, history, art and customs of the Towa
War Eagles Air Museum Santa Teresa Doña AnaSoutheastAviation website, historic aircraft of the World War II and the Korean War eras
Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame Hobbs Lea SoutheastHistoryCowboy culture and heritage
Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum Grants CibolaNorthwestAviationCommemorates the Los Angeles to Amarillo segment of the Transcontinental Air Transport
Western New Mexico University Museum Silver CityGrantSouthwestNative American website, part of Western New Mexico University, Mimbres pottery and culture
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe NM.jpg Santa FeSanta FeNorth CentralArtContemporary and historic Native American art
White Sands Missile Range Museum WSMR museum Missile Park.jpg White Sands OteroSouthwestMilitary website, exhibits include history of America's missile and space development, Atomic Age, scientists, outdoor missile park
White Sands National Park Dunes as White Sands NM.jpg AlamogordoOteroSoutheastNatural historyVisitor center features exhibits about the natural and cultural history of the desert
Zuhl Museum Zuhl Collection New Mexico State University.jpg Las CrucesDoña AnaSouthwestGeology website, part of New Mexico State University, showcases thousands of specimens of petrified wood, fossils and minerals

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abo Canyon</span> Mountain pass in New Mexico, United States

Abo Canyon, also known as Abo Pass, is a mountain pass at the southern end of the Manzano Mountains of central New Mexico in the Southwest United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway</span>

The Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway is a New Mexico Scenic Byway and National Forest Scenic Byway located in Northern New Mexico. It begins and ends in Taos, New Mexico.

Palo Flechado Pass, also called Taos Pass and Old Taos Pass, is a mountain pass located in Taos County, New Mexico on the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway (New Mexico)</span> Route in New Mexico with numerous archaeological and geological sites

The Trail of the Ancients is a New Mexico Scenic Byway to prehistoric archaeological and geological sites of northwestern New Mexico. It provides insight into the lives of the Ancestral Puebloans and the Navajo, Ute, and Apache peoples. Geological features include canyons, volcanic rock features, and sandstone buttes. Several of the sites are scenic and wilderness areas with recreational opportunities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Central Regional Transit District</span>

The North Central Regional Transit District operates a network of several local and intercity bus routes in northern New Mexico, serving Santa Fe, Española, Taos, and many smaller communities along a network of 25 fixed routes and one demand-response route, one dial-a-ride and complementary Paratransit service in the Taos area. Routes operate Monday through Friday only, with the exceptions of the "Taos Express," which operates only on weekends, the Mountain Trail route to the Santa Fe National Forest and Ski Santa Fe, which operates daily, and seasonal daily service from the Town of Taos to Taos Ski Valley. All routes are fare-free, with the exception of the Taos Express and Mountain Trail route which are premium fare-based routes. The service is supported primarily by transit gross receipt taxes, which provides approximately 70% of the RTD's revenues. In 2022, the system had a ridership of 109,500, or about 400 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2023.

The Tracks Across Borders Scenic and Historic Byway is an 89-mile (143 km) Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in La Plata and Archuleta counties, Colorado, USA. From Durango, Colorado, the southern terminal of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a National Historic Landmark, the byway follows the roadbed of the historic narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad through the Southern Ute Indian Reservation to the New Mexico state line. At the state line, the byway connects with the 9.9-mile (16 km) Narrow-Gauge Scenic Byway which continues on through the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation to Dulce, New Mexico. New Mexico plans to continue the byway on to Chama, New Mexico, the southern terminal of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, another National Historic Landmark, reconnecting the historic railway between Antonito, Colorado and Silverton, Colorado.

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