Find Tourist Places in New Mexico

The fifth largest state in the country is also one of the states that comprise the Four Corners, together with Colorado, Arizona and Utah. New Mexico is made up of deserts, mesas, snow-capped peaks and heavily forested mountains in the northern areas. The state’s most important rivers include the Rio Grande, Canadian, Pecos, San Juan and Gila but overall, the state really has very little water. Among the state’s biggest industry is crude oil and gas production, government and tourism. A huge portion of New Mexico is protected as national forests such as the Carson National Forest, Lincoln National Forest and Santa Fe National Forest. There are also several national monuments around the area, managed by the National Park Service, and these include Aztec Ruins National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, White Sands National Monument and Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. Other places to check in New Mexico are the Sandia Peak Tramway, Santa Fe Opera House and the Museum of International Folk Art.

There are over 200 tourist attractions in New Mexico. This is 1% of all tourist attractions listed in the USA. Top cities in New Mexico with popular tourist destinations are Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Alamogordo, Los Alamos and Pecos. The major types of tourist attractions listed here are museums and nature attractions. Then there is also landmarks listed in New Mexico. You may find a list of all categories of New Mexico attractions on this page. Click on a category to find all attractions of New Mexico of that type.

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