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Day Tripper 2018
We asked our well-informed readers to share their favorite destinations outside of Albuquerque. Here, then, is the “Day Tripper” guide to New Mexico, featuring our readers’ picks for great places to eat, stay and visit all over the Land of Enchantment.
- Day Tripper: Abiquiú and Raton (11/22/2018)
- Day Tripper: Grants (9/27/2018)
- Day Tripper: Hatch (9/27/2018)
- Day Tripper: Alamogordo (9/27/2018)
- Day Tripper: Farmington (9/27/2018)
- Day Tripper: Las Vegas (9/27/2018)
Courtesy Alamogordo CVB
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Alamogordo
Nestled in the Tularosa Basin, at the top end of Mexico's Chihuahuan Desert, Alamogordo has its most prominent link to our country's military history as home to Holloman Air Base and gateway to White Sands Missile Range.
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Carlsbad
While most travelers are familiar with Carlsbad's famous caverns, some have yet to discover the city's other exciting sights.
Courtesy Three Rivers Brewery
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Farmington
Located on the edge of the Colorado Plateau, the conifer-ringed hilltop town of Farmington sits at the junction of the San Juan, the Animas and the La Plata rivers.
El Rancho Hotel & Motel
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Gallup
Gallup is filled with timeless landscapes, vibrant cultures, historic buildings and locations and one-of-a-kind eateries—as well as an old-west stage-stop feel that persists to this day.
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Grants
For residents of Albuquerque, one of the quickest getaways lies just 78 miles due West in good 'ol Grants.
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Hatch
This tiny Southern New Mexico town is so known for its green chiles that the name of the town is synonymous with the spicy stuff itself.
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Las Vegas
Only an hour and a half drive from Albuquerque (or an easy three and a half hour ride on Amtrak), Las Vegas offers a pleasant blend of natural vistas and small-town charm.
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Santa Fe
Santa Fe has always been the symbol of everything that is authentic about New Mexico.
Visit Taos
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Taos
Bounded by national forest with mountains on practically every horizon, Taos has been a destination for outdoors enthusiasts, art buffs, history nerds, and many travelers just seeking out chill vibes in the northern New Mexico enclave.
