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- 12.6 miles to city center. Address: 30 Tramway Rd NE. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND. For excellent views of Albuquerque and the nearby Sandia Mountains, take a ride on the Sandia Peak Tramway.
- 0.6 miles to city center. Address: 200 N Plaza St NW. Free, Neighborhood/Area, Sightseeing. TYPE. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND.
- 1.5 miles to city center. Address: 2401 12th St NW. Museums. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND.
- 1 mile to city center. Address: 903 10th St. SW. Zoos and Aquariums, Parks and Gardens, Sightseeing. TYPE. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND.
Albuquerque (/ ˈ æ l b ə k ɜːr k i / ⓘ AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke]), also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
- 4,967 ft (1,514 m)
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- Discover Historic Old Town
- Be Prepared to Party
- Drift Away in A Hot-Air Balloon
- Get Your Kicks on Route 66
- Summit The Sandias
- Or Take The Tram to The Top
- Celebrate Albuquerque’s First People
- Hike Through An Ancient Art Gallery
- Forest Bathe in The Bosque
- Time Travel Through Albuquerque’s Museums
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Established in 1706 by Spanish colonists, Old Town is Albuquerque’s cultural and historic heart. Centuries-old adobe buildings house shops and restaurants that edge the tree-shaded plaza. Native American potters and jewelers sell their art directly to buyers under the eastside portal, and 300-year-old San Felipe de Neri church welcomes all within i...
Big or small, there’s usually an event or festival taking place in Albuquerque on any given weekend. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is the city’s signature event, taking place annually the first full week of October. The annual Fiery Foods and BBQ Showin February sees the hottest chili products on the planet compete for honors and bra...
Visitors can experience the peaceful thrill of hot-air ballooning any time of year with several companies including Rainbow Ryders, Inc. and World Balloon. Balloonists meet at the launch site in the pre-dawn hours as fans and flames inflate the balloon envelopes. Once ready, balloons gently lift off for a 360-degree view of the city, Sandia Mountai...
Albuquerque has one of the best-preserved stretches of Route 66 in the nation. Period neon signs, diners and motor lodges line Central Avenue that travels east to west through the city. Nob Hillbetween San Mateo and Girard avenues has retro boutiques, record shops, contemporary dining and brewpubs, all awash in the glow of neon celebrating the Moth...
Albuquerque may have a desert reputation, but the 37,278-acre Sandía Mountain Wildernessto the city’s east climbs to alpine elevations that see orchids in the summer and snow in the winter. More than 100 miles of established trails stitch throughout the wilderness etched with canyons filled with aspens. The most difficult trek is the La Luz Trail, ...
If you don’t feel like hiking to the top of the Sandía Mountains, the Sandia Peak Aerial Tramtravels 2.7 miles and nearly 4000ft to its terminal at 10,378ft above sea level. The 15-minute “flight” passes over the mountainous wilderness below, and wildlife including bears can sometimes be seen. From the top visitors see the lights of Albuquerque bel...
Learn more about New Mexico’s Native American nations at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Centerwhere cultures, art, traditions and histories of each of the 19 Pueblos are shared through artifacts, interactive video kiosks and video interviews with Tribal elders. Pueblo dance demonstrations take place on weekends in the courtyard. Enjoy lunch and dinner ...
Petroglyph National Monumentprotects thousands of images pecked into basalt boulders by Native Americans some 700 years ago, and is considered an important area to Pueblo nations today. Throughout this 7200-acre park geometric, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic designs emerge from the dark volcanic boulders that cover this 17-mile escarpment on Albuqu...
The Río Grande flows north to south through the middle of Albuquerque, and contains a portion of the largest continuous cottonwood forest in the nation. This forest, locally called the bosque (pronounced “boss-key,” Spanish for woods), is home to migrating sandhill cranes, bald eagles, porcupines, Mexican free-tailed bats and other animals. Mellow ...
Albuquerque’s museums detail the city’s diverse and storied history from when dinosaurs roamed the shallow sea here some 250 million years ago to the city’s role in ushering in the Atomic and Space ages. In Old Town, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science displays skeletons of an Allosaurus, Stegosaurus and other fossils from Albuquer...
Discover the diverse cultures, cuisine, art and nature of Albuquerque, a laid-back city in the Southwest. Explore historic Old Town, Route 66, the Sandía Mountains, hot-air balloons, festivals and more.
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Discover the best things to do in Albuquerque, from Route 66 to Sandia Peak, from balloon fiesta to local cuisine. This travel guide offers tips, photos and recommendations for a memorable trip to the Duke City.
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