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New Mexico Ghost Towns
Dawson
Ghost towns litter the back roads in New Mexico. Miners settled most of these abandoned communities, extracting a variety of precious minerals and ores...
New Mexico Ghost Towns
Elizabethtown
New Mexico has an enormous amount of intriguing fodder for “based on a true story” westerns should that genre ever come back into style....
New Mexico Communities
Madrid
Not A Ghost Town Anymore
Located midway on the Turquoise Trail, the village of Madrid is often referred to as a ghost town, though the...
New Mexico Communities
Cerrillos
The community of Cerrillos exudes the rugged charm and rustic simplicity of the Old West. Cottonwoods line the dirt streets, with adobe homes surrounded...
New Mexico Ghost Towns
White Oaks
The Discovery of Gold
The boom and bust of mining in the late 1800s gave rise to numerous tent cities and mining towns across New...
New Mexico Communities
Pie Town
Pie Town is a small community of about 200 people perched a couple of miles from the Continental Divide on US highway 60 in...
New Mexico Ghost Towns
Coyote & Hagan
Hagan
Coal was discovered in Una de Gato Arroyo in 1902. By 1905 60 miners set up a mining camp in what would become Hagan....
New Mexico Ghost Towns
Chloride
Of the many ghost towns in Sierra County, Chloride, New Mexico is my favorite. There are more historic buildings left standing than there are...
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High Road To Taos
The High Road to Taos is a scenic route through the Sangre de Cristo mountains, passing through pueblos and historic Spanish settlements.
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The Pueblo Revolt of 1680
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was one of the most significant events in New Mexico’s history. The revolt wasn’t successful in terms of permanently...
Lodging
Hotel Luna Mystica | Taos
Hotel Luna Mystica is a vintage trailer hotel and starlight campground in the vast Mesa of Taos, one of the most mystical locations on...
Adventures & Experiences
Cumbres Toltec Scenic Railroad
In an era of fast-paced, perpetual connectivity, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad provides an opportunity to disconnect, to step back into the raw,...
Dining
Where To Grab A Great Green Chile Cheeseburger
In New Mexico is known for chile and most residents have an affinity for piquant peppers. The state question is "red or green." In...