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Travel the scenic Turquoise Trail and experience the village of Madrid nestled in a narrow canyon in the Ortiz Mountains. Once a historic coal mining town and ghost town, Madrid is now a creative community with over 40 shops and galleries, several restaurants, a spa and museum. A couple miles north is the quaint village Cerrillos that includes ...
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Over-The-Top Christmas Light Displays
Madrid is famous for its annual Christmas light displays, which began in the 1920s. Since the prosperous coal company owned the electric plant, Madrid had the luxury of unlimited electricity for the lighting. A resident’s brother, employed by Walt Disney, brought grand ideas for the lighting displays. TWA Airlines diverted nighttime flights over Madrid to show off the over-the-top lighting. Nowadays, Madrid holiday traditions include an off-beat Christmas paradeled by a yak.
Night-Time Baseball
Oscar Huber built the first illuminated baseball park west of the Mississippi, putting Madrid in the history books when the lights turned on in 1922. The Madrid Miners, a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers, made its home at the stadium. The Dodgers played a game in the Huber Memorial Ballpark in 1934 for a sold-out audience.
Ghost Town
When the coal market collapsed, so did Madrid, becoming a ghost townwhen the last residents moved away in the late 1940s. Hippies found Madrid and settled in the 1960s and ’70s, becoming local artists, craftspeople, gallery owners, and commuters. The settlers remodeled the abandoned Victorian homes, clapboard storefronts, and businesses grew.
Have an unforgettable lunch, visit the museum, and explore the shops all along the main drag. While visiting one of the shops, the owner asked where we were from. When I replied, “Fort Worth,” the shop owner commented on how much he enjoyed downtown Fort Worth when he was an artist showing at the Main Street Art Festivalheld in April every year. It...
Mine Shaft Tavern And Cantina
Don’t forget — the green chile cheeseburger at The Mine Shaft Cantinais a must! Open daily, the historic tavern offers indoor and outdoor dining.
Java Junction Coffee And Gifts
Visit Java Junctionfor espressos, lattes, frappuccinos, cappuccinos, hot chocolates, herbal teas, and more made from the finest ingredients, including locally roasted coffee beans and Ghirardelli chocolate. Also, browse the regionally sourced, artisan-focused kitchen items.
Jezebel Gallery
Behind the unique Jezebel Gallery, find her old-time soda fountain offering gelato, ice cream, sweet sundaes, frozen yogurt, and several Tex-Mex food items. Try the Mayan red chili chocolate gelato.
The Inn At The Mine Shaft Tavern
Don’t forget the Inn at the Mine Shaft Tavernas mentioned above.
Java Junction Bed And Breakfast
Awake to rich coffee aromas in the queen-sized bed and breakfast suiteperched above the coffee shop. It sleeps two and features a private bath, fully stocked kitchenette, sitting area, private patio entrance, TV, and free Wi-Fi. Pro Tip: While in and around town, tune into KMRD, an independent, freeform, non-commercial, community radio station that’s broadcast on 96.9 FM and online. It hit the air in June 2015 and hosts over 60 weekly shows produced by community volunteers, featuring entertai...
Madrid (/ˈmædrɪd/, Spanish: [maˈðɾið]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 149 at the 2000 census and 204 in 2010. [3] Today, Madrid has become an artists' community with galleries lining New Mexico State ...
- 1.39 sq mi (3.60 km²)
- Santa Fe
- United States
- New Mexico
Learn about the history and transformation of Madrid, a former coal mining town that became a tourist attraction along the Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway. Discover how Oscar Huber, a former mine superintendent, revived the town and created a unique Christmas lighting display.
1. Trading Bird Gallery. 14. Speciality & Gift Shops. By 707clayg. The woman in the shop was very knowledgable of turquoise and was helpful telling us of the different mines and quality... 2. Madrid Old Coal Town Museum. 69.
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History of the Madrid, NM. Located just south of Santa Fe New Mexico, in the mineral rich Ortiz Mountains, Madrid is in the oldest coal mining region in New Mexico. There is evidence of primitive mining in the Madrid area as early as the mid-1850's. By 1892 the yield from a narrow valley known as "Coal Gulch" was large enough to warrant the ...
