#1 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Tricklock Company
Albuquerque NM
~0.58 miles from Albuquerque city center
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TRICKLOCK COMPANY is an international theatre organization founded in 1993 whose mission is to create, tour and produce theatrical performances as a permanent resident company committed to artistic risk, physicality, absurdism and poetic work. We, Tricklock Company, assert that theatre is a provocative and vital tool for examining the human experience and we present our findings through our work. We believe that theatrical performance is a movement intrinsic to the evolution of our culture. The vision and direction of Tricklock Company is exemplified through its ongoing programs.
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM
~0.76 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a state university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. It is the state's flagship research institution. It is the largest post-secondary institution in the state in terms of total enrollment across all campuses as of 2009, as well as one of the state's largest employers. Founded in 1889, it offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in a wide variety of fields. Its Albuquerque campus currently encompasses over 600 acres (2.4 km²), and there are branch campuses in Gallup, Los Alamos, Rio Rancho, Taos, and in Valencia County.
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
Albuquerque NM
~0.83 miles from Albuquerque city center
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With more than 10 million curated items, this museum, on the University of New Mexico Campus, offers one of the most complete records of human history and culture. The museum houses two permanent exhibits. "Ancestors" showcases the four million year history of the evolution of humankind. "People of the Southwest" is an in-depth record of 11,000 years of Southwestern culture. Other dynamic exhibits and a lecture series offer interpretations of man's history across the globe.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
University Stadium
Albuquerque NM
~0.88 miles from Albuquerque city center
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University Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the south campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the home field of the New Mexico Lobos football team of the Mountain West Conference. The stadium opened in September 1960 and currently has a seating capacity of 38,634. The natural grass playing field runs in the traditional north-south configuration and sits at an elevation of 5100 feet (1554 m) above sea level.
The stadium replaced Zimmerman Field, a 16,000-seat stadium which was located just south of the current library. Needing more room for campus facilities, the university purchased land south of campus, near the corner of Avenida Cesar Chavez and University Boulevard. This land became the "south campus", which, includes The Pit and Isotopes Park, the Lobo Tennis Club, Lobo Field, Lobo Softball field, the Rudy Davalos Basketball Center and buildings housing the athletics department as well as the football stadium.
When it opened in 1960, University Stadium consisted of the east and west stands and press box. The stadium was built in an existing arroyo with the grandstands built up from moved earth for an earthen fill that was then cemented over. This "berm" style construction placed the field below ground level with seats above and below the natural ground level. Initial costs for the stadium were just over $4 million. University Stadium opened on September 17, 1960 with UNM defeating an overmatched National University of Mexico by a score of 77-6.
A new press box with private suites was built in 1976 at a cost of $1.8 million. Because the stadium had been built on earthen fill, the press box had to be supported on large concrete cylinders that went down to the pre-existing ground level. In 1995 the next major addition to University Stadium came when UNM built the L.F. "Tow" Diehm Athletic Facility, a field house and athletic training facility located in the southern end zone.
University Stadium's current expansion began in 2001 with stands, new bathroom and concessions facilities in the north end zone. UNM also added a large, then state-of-the-art scoreboard that included the "LoboVision" video screen. In 2004, portable bleachers were donated to UNM by the city of Albuquerque in 2004 to take the stadium's capacity beyond 38,000.
Expansion is currently continuing. The next phase of expansion includes renovations of the stadium's southwest and southeast corners as well as adding and additional 5,000 seats to the south end of the stadium as well as a tunnel leadning into the Tow Diehm facility . By the time renovations are completed, the stadium will seat over 42,000.
In December 2006, it hosted the inaugural New Mexico Bowl. The game was funded by a $2 million line of credit from ESPN and featured the San Jose State Spartans of the Western Athletic Conference and the University of New Mexico of the Mountain West Conference. SJSU defeated UNM 20-12. The game was the first Division I bowl game played in the state of New Mexico. University Stadium had hosted the Division II national championship, named the Zia Bowl, in early December 1979 and 1980. In Zia Bowl I, Delaware defeated Youngstown State 38-21. In Zia Bowl II, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (now simply Cal Poly) beat Eastern Illinois 21-13. Attendance was 4,000 or less for both Zia Bowls, and in 1981 the Division II championship was moved to McAllen, Texas.
University Stadium hosted a U.S. women's national soccer team FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Mexico in May 2004 and a friendly match between the U.S. men's national soccer team and Honduras in March 2005.
The stadium has also hosted concerts by Led Zeppelin, Metallica & The Rolling Stones.
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Ernie Pyle Public Library
Albuquerque NM
~1.04 miles from Albuquerque city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Downtown Albuquerque (Neighborhood)
Albuquerque NM
~1.21 miles from Albuquerque city center
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Downtown Albuquerque is the central business district of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is where a large number of the city's highrise buildings are located, as well as being the center of government and business for the region.
Downtown is roughly defined as the area between Marble Avenue, Coal Avenue, Seventh Street, and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. The area on the east side of the railroad tracks is known as East Downtown or EDo.
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Alburquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque NM
~1.31 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The ACC is comprised of two complexes housed under one roof, making it the ideal facility to host your next meeting, tradeshow, convention, banquet or concert. The professional event staff is at your service to ensure that your next event at the ACC is memorable.
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Civic Plaza
Albuquerque NM
~1.42 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The Downtown Albuquerque Civic Plaza is home to many festive events, including weekly Summerfests. The Albuquerque Convention Center plays host not only to conventions, but also to concerts, lectures and other public events. The famous Pueblo Deco-style Kimo Theatre offers a wide variety of entertainment. Be sure to check out the calendar of events to see what’s happening during your visit.
Downtown Albuquerque nightlife is almost as hot as the area’s green chili. Bar Hop down Central Avenue or take in one of the many festive events
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
KiMo Theater
Albuquerque NM
~1.43 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The KiMo Theatre is a theatre located at 421 Central Avenue NW in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico and it is probably the city's best-known landmark. It was built in 1927 in the extravagant Pueblo Deco style, which is a blend of adobe building styles (rounded corners and edges), decorative motifs from indigenous cultures, and the soaring lines and linear repetition found in American Art Deco architecture.
The KiMo was conceived by entrepreneur Oreste Bachechi and designed for him by Carl Boller of the Boller Brothers architecture firm, who conducted an extensive investigation into the cultures and building styles of the Southwest before submitting his design. The theater is a three-story stucco building with the stepped massing characteristic of native pueblo architecture, as well as the recessed spandrels and strong vertical thrust of Art Deco skyscrapers. Both the exterior and interior of the building incorporate a variety of indigenous motifs, like the row of terra cotta shields above the third-floor windows.
The name "KiMo" (literally translated as "mountain lion" in Tewa, and sometimes loosely translated as "king of its kind") was supplied by Isleta Pueblo Governor Pablo Abeita,[3] who won $50 for his suggestion.
By 1977, the theater had fallen into disrepair but was saved from the wrecking ball when voters approved a plan for the City of Albuquerque to purchase the structure. It has undergone several phases of continuing restoration to return it to its former glory and is once again open to the public for performances.
The KiMo Theatre is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Bobby Darnall, a six-year old boy killed when a water heater in the theater's lobby exploded in 1951. The theater staff maintains a space in a backstage stairwell for gifts and offerings in an attempt to "appease the spirit." Some claim to have actually seen Bobby's ghost, clad in jeans and a striped shirt.
For added spooky atmosphere, bats also lived in the theatre. They could be heard flying around during performances.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
National Hispanic Cultural Center
Albuquerque NM
~1.73 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico is an establishment for preserving and promoting the culture of the Spanish-speaking world. The NHCC is located in the South Valley of Albuquerque, just south of downtown on Avenida César Chávez and 4th St., and features a variety of architecture including a renovated hacienda-style school and modern buildings as stylized Mayan pyramids. The Executive Director is Dr. Estevan Rael Gálvez.
The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) is dedicated to the study, advancement, and presentation of Hispanic culture, arts, and humanities. Since its grand opening in 2000, the NHCC has staged over 20 art exhibitions and 400 programs in the visual, performing, and literary arts. Programs have featured local, national and international artists, scholars and entertainers. The NHCC provides venues for visitors to learn about Hispanic culture throughout the world.
In 1998, a 16-acre (65,000 m2) site was chosen for the $34 million project along the east side of the Rio Grande in the heart of the historic Barelas neighborhood in Albuquerque. Since then the project has grown to encompass over 50 acres (200,000 m2) with an estimated cost of over $50 million. Barelas, a traditionally Hispanic neighborhood, has historically been a crossroads for New Mexico’s people. The community was settled for its proximity to a natural ford in the Rio Grande river and the Camino Real, the Spanish colonial era Royal Road used primarily for trade between Mexico and northern New Mexico.
The architectural design of the NHCC has been created to accommodate a wealth of cultural programs in the visual, performing, media and literary arts. The various buildings and structures speak to the history and culture of hispanidad with features recalling styles from Spain, Mesoamerica and early New Mexico.
The National Hispanic Cultural Center enjoys the broad support of the New Mexico State Legislature as well as the federal government. The NHCC is part of the State of New Mexico’s Department of Cultural Affairs along with seven other state museums and six state monuments.
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Rio Grande Zoo/Bio Park
Albuquerque NM
~1.86 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The Rio Grande Zoo at the ABQ BioPark covers 64 acres and features naturalistic habitats, a freshwater pond, a stunning band shell, snack bars, a restaurant and gift shops. Connected to the Rio Grande Botanic Garden and Albuquerque Aquarium by the Rio Line Train, the ABQ BioPark will provide you with days of amazement, entertainment and sheer fun.
A walk through the Zoo is approximately 2.25 miles, introducing you to a variety of animals and species native to Asia, Africa, Indonesia, Australia, and the Americas. Popular species include seals and sea lions, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, elephants, polar bears, giraffes, hippos, camels, tamarins, koalas, Mexican wolves, mountain lions, jaguars, zebras, white rhinos and Komodo dragons.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Albuquerque Zoo Aquarium
903 Tenth Street Albuquerque NM
~2.05 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The Albuquerque Biological Park is the Albuquerque Aquarium, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Rio Grande Zoo and Tingley Beach. Our mission is to provide the public with exciting recreational opportunities and to foster environmental awareness, education and stewardship. http://www.cabq.gov/biopark/
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Afro American Cultural Center
2900 Broadway Blvd Se Albuquerque NM - 505-238-4669
~2.23 miles from Albuquerque city center
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Albuquerque NM
~2.44 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is a natural history and science museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico near Old Town Albuquerque. The Museum was founded in 1986.
The Museum's permanent exhibit halls illustrate a "journey through time", covering the birth of the Universe
(˜13.6 billion years ago) to the Ice Age (˜10,000 years ago). The eight journey through time halls are as follows: Origins, Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Jurassic Super Giants, New Mexico's Seacoast, Age of Volcanoes, Evolving Grasslands, Cave Experience, and New Mexico's Ice Age. "Jurassic Super Giants" features the complete skeletons of Seismosaurus, Saurophaganax, Stegosaurus, and one leg of a Brachiosaurus. In the museum's atrium is the skeleton of Stan, a Tyrannosaurus rex measuring forty feet (˜12.2 meters) in length and twelve feet (˜3.7 meters) in height, the second largest T. rex ever found.
Bronze statues of two dinosaurs, a Pentaceratops named "Spike" and a Albertosaurus named "Alberta", stand at the entrance. Many dinosaur fossils have been found in New Mexico, and a few of the ones on display in the museum are only known from New Mexico.
Other permanent exhibits include a planetarium and two floors of exhibit galleries dedicated to astronomy and space exploration. STARTUP: Albuquerque and the Personal Computer Revolution, another permanent exhibit, is dedicated to the history of the personal computer, and was based on a concept by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, who along with Bill Gates started Microsoft in Albuquerque. In May 2007, two exhibits in the STARTUP Gallery won MUSE awards from the American Association of Museums: Pizza Run - A Slice of Programming won a Silver Level MUSE Award in the category of Interactive Kiosks, and the artifact theater Rise of the Machines won a Gold Level MUSE Award in the Multimedia Installations Category.
The Museum also houses changing exhibits, a cafe, a gift store, and the Lockheed Martin DynaTheather, a giant screen theater similar to IMAX.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Explora Science Center and Children's Museum
Albuquerque NM
~2.44 miles from Albuquerque city center
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¡Explora! is a science center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, located near Old Town Albuquerque. Explora opened its current location in December 2003. Its name is the imperative form of the Spanish language verb explorar, which means to explore.
Explora: creating opportunities for inspirational discovery and the joy of lifelong learning through interactive experiences with science, technology and art.
The two floors contain over 250 interactive exhibits that cover a broad range of science, technology and art. Notable exhibits include a laminar flow fountain, an experiment bar, an arts and crafts area, and a high-wire bike.
Explora also offers a variety of programs and activities. In addition to the exhibits, the building houses a performance theater, gift store, educational program areas, the in-house exhibit workshop and staff offices.
Some very popular exhibits are the dams. Kids enjoy these, as it is creative.
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Tingley Beach
Albuquerque NM
~2.60 miles from Albuquerque city center
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Tingley Beach is a recreational area in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, located south of Central Avenue on the east side of the Rio Grande. It is part of the Albuquerque Biological Park complex. The series of ponds, originally known as Conservancy Beach, was built during the 1930s by diverting water from the Rio Grande and later renamed in honor of Clyde Tingley. After the beach was closed to swimmers in the 1950s, it was used primarily for fishing. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)awarded Tingley Beach with the '2008 North American Conservation Award'.
Tingley Beach was thoroughly renovated starting in 2004, and was reopened to the public in November 2005. The facility features fishing ponds for adults and children, a model boating pond, paddle boats, nature trails, a gift shop, a restaurant, and a narrow-gauge railroad connecting Tingley Beach with the Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Albuquerque Aquarium, and Rio Grande Zoo.
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
American International Rattlesnake Museum
Albuquerque NM
~2.61 miles from Albuquerque city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
San Felipe de Neri Church
Albuquerque NM
~2.65 miles from Albuquerque city center
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San Felipe de Neri Church is a historic Catholic church located on the north side of Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1793, it is the oldest surviving building in the city of Albuquerque. Originally, Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdez named the church San Francisco Xavier, after the Viceroy of New Spain. Shortly afterward, The Duke of Albuquerque changed the name to San Felipe, after the King Philip of Spain. San Felipe de Neri was established in 1706 under the direction of Fray Manuel Moreno and initially stood to the northwest of the Plaza. The original building was completed in 1719. The original church building collapsed in 1792 after a heavy rain and was replaced by the current structure the following year. The towers were added in 1861, a parish school was constructed in 1878, and a convent for the Sisters of Charity was built on the west side of the church in 1881. Today the church complex is undergoing extensive renovations inside and out.
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Albuquerque Museum
Albuquerque NM
~2.65 miles from Albuquerque city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Old Town Plaza
Albuquerque NM
~2.66 miles from Albuquerque city center
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One reviewer wrote:
Beautiful old buildings with restaurants, shops, and street vendors! I love walking around here on a nice day, there are lots of things to see.
My favorite thing in my life is shopping, and here you get all of the New Mexico touristy stuff, mixed with a couple fru fru clothing stores, booooooommmbb restaurants, ice cream shops, fine jewelry stores... everything.
Its a really great place to walk and shop!
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Old Town
Albuquerque NM
~2.71 miles from Albuquerque city center
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Old Town is a historic district in Albuquerque, New Mexico, dating back to the founding of the city by the Spanish in 1706. Today it is a popular shopping and tourist destination. Old Town comprises about ten blocks of historic adobe buildings grouped around a central plaza (a common feature of Spanish colonial towns). Many of the buildings in Old Town are houses that have been converted into restaurants and small art and souvenir shops. On the north side of the Plaza is San Felipe de Neri Church, the oldest building in the city, which was built in 1793. The Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, and ¡Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum are located just to the east of Old Town. Old Town did not become a part of the City of Albuquerque ("New Town") until the 1940s.
The Albuquerque Museum operates guided walking tours of Old Town. Around Christmas, thousands of luminarias line the streets and walkways.
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Albuquerque NM
~2.71 miles from Albuquerque city center
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Mission Statement
To preserve and perpetuate Pueblo culture and to advance understanding by presenting with dignity and respect, the accomplishments and evolving history of the Pueblo people of New Mexico.
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Rio Grande Botanical Garden
Albuquerque NM
~3.00 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The Rio Grande Botanic Garden (13 ha/32 acres) is a botanical garden and 900-square-meter (9,700 sq ft) conservatory located located at 2601 Central Avenue NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico, beside the Rio Grande and what is said to be the largest cottonwood gallery forest in the world. The botanical garden is a component of the Albuquerque Biological Park and contains a series of outdoor gardens which place an emphasis on plants locally found in the American Southwest.
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Albuquerque Aquarium
Albuquerque NM
~3.04 miles from Albuquerque city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
National Atomic Museum
Albuquerque NM
~3.54 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (formerly named National Atomic Museum) is a national repository of nuclear science information chartered by the 102nd United States Congress under Public Law 102-190,[1] and located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "The mission of the National Atomic Museum is to serve as America's resource for nuclear history and science. The Museum presents exhibits and quality educational programs that convey the diversity of individuals and events that shape the historical and technical context of the nuclear age."
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Coronado Center
Albuquerque NM
~3.80 miles from Albuquerque city center
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Coronado Center is a 2 level super-regional enclosed shopping mall owned by General Growth Properties located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Coronado is one of 3 malls located in the Albuquerque area. Coronado Center opened in 1964, and was remodeled in 1975, 1976, 1984, 1992, and 1995. The mall is the largest in the state of New Mexico[1] with 150 stores and is anchored by Macy's, JCPenney, and Sears, with Target as a possible future anchor store.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
Albuquerque NM
~4.60 miles from Albuquerque city center
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The Rio Grande Nature Center State Park is a state park located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A visitor center designed by architect Antoine Predock in 1982 contains exhibits on the area's riparian environment and a glass-walled library that overlooks a wildlife pond. Two trails lead into the cottonwood forest (or Bosque) from the visitor center.
Some of the species that reside in the park, temporarily or year-round, include turtles, toads, lizards, bullsnakes, dragonflies, beavers, muskrats, cottontail rabbits, pocket gophers, rock squirrels, coyotes, and numerous birds including Cooper's hawks, great-horned owls, American coots, Canada geese, ring-necked pheasants, mallards, wood ducks, black-capped chickadees, great blue herons, northern flickers and woodpeckers.
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Balloon Fiesta Park
4401 Alameda Blvd NE Albuquerque NM
~7.38 miles from Albuquerque city center
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http://www.balloonfiesta.com
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Petroglyph National Monument
Albuquerque NM
~7.60 miles from Albuquerque city center
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Petroglyph National Monument stretches 17 miles (27 km) along Albuquerque, New Mexico's West Mesa, a volcanic basalt escarpment that dominates the city’s western horizon. Authorized June 27, 1990, the 7,236 acre (29.28 km²) monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service and the City of Albuquerque. The western boundary of the monument features a chain of dormant fissure volcanoes. Beginning in the northwest corner, Butte volcano is followed to its south by Bond, Vulcan, Black and JA volcanoes.
Petroglyph National Monument protects a variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by Ancestrial Pueblo peoples and early Spanish settlers. Many of the images are recognizable as animals, people, brands and crosses; others are more complex. Their meaning was, possibly, understood only by the carver. These images are the cultural heritage of a people who have long since moved into other areas and moved on through history for a multitude of interior and exterior socio-cultural explanations. The monument is intended as a protection for these lands and sites from and for visitors to see and appreciate for generations to come. The National Monument is managed in a manner that allows recreational use.
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Albuquerque
Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
Albuquerque NM
~7.67 miles from Albuquerque city center
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