Find Tourist Places in New Mexico
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.
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.Top 10 Tourist Attractions in New Mexico
Visit the top tourist attractions in New Mexico. Click on a tourist attraction bellow to find the detailed information.
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New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science,
Albuquerque
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
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Bandelier National Monument,
Los Alamos
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Loretto Chapel,
Santa Fe
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ABQ BioPark - Zoo,
Albuquerque
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Petroglyph National Monument,
Albuquerque
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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum,
Santa Fe
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Pecos National Historical Park,
Pecos
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Alameda Park Zoo,
Alamogordo
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Albuquerque Botanical Garden,
Albuquerque
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Find in New Mexico
We have listed tourist places of New Mexico in the following categories. Please click on one of them to find all New Mexico attractions of that type.
- Amusement Parks (2)
- Theme Parks (2)
- Nature Attractions (98)
- Parks (38)
- Lakes (6)
- Hiking Trails (3)
- Campgrounds (53)
- Museums (102)
- Arts Museums (17)
- History Museums (66)
- Natural History Museums (7)
- Science Museums (13)
- Zoo (10)
- Landmarks (12)