new mexico tourism
V.20 No.19 | 5/12/2011

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Have Fork, Will Travel
7 Dive Bar Wonders
Our “7 Wonders”-themed Summer Guide feature would be remiss without a tour of New Mexico’s most infamous watering holes. While you’re out exploring this enchanting state of ours, remember to spend a few hours planted on a well-worn barstool. You’re bound to learn a story or two and pick up a little local color—not to mention the potential friends (or enemies) you’ll acquire along the way. Bottoms up!

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7 Deadly Sins of New Mexico
It's important to remember how quickly the Land of Enchantment can become the Land That Can Frigging Kill You. Here’s a list of seven places and activities that you should absolutely avoid at all costs.

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7 Natural Wonders
This land is our land
Carlsbad Caverns, Valles Caldera, Tent Rocks, White Sands, Carrizozo Malpais, Otero Mesa and Bisti/De-Na-Zin

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7 Wet Wonders
Where the water is
Blue Hole, Jemez, Heron Lake, Carlsbad Riverwalk, San Juan River, T or C and Rio Grande Gorge

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7 Ancient Wonders
Stories as old as the hills
Ghost Ranch, Bandelier, Sandia Man, Acoma, Chaco, Aztec Ruins and Quarai Ruins

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7 Religious Wonders
Give thanks for these spiritual sites
Christ in the Desert, Plaza Blanca, Dar al Islam, Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab, San Francisco de Asis Church, Santuario de Chimayó, Ram Das Ashram and Loretto Chapel

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7 Old-West Wonders
How the West was fun
Montezuma Castle, Shaffer Hotel, Rancho Bonito, Saint James Hotel, Cumbres & Toltec Railroad, Buckhorn Saloon, White Oaks and Las Golondrinas

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7 Sci-Fi Wonders
Mostly stranger than fiction
The Lightning Field, Trementina Base, VLA, Taos Hum, Spaceport America, Roswell and Dulce Base

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7 Roadside Wonders
Absolutely worth pulling over for
Tinkertown, Manzano Sunflowers, Ice Cave, Bandera Volcano, Echo Amphitheater, Belen Harvey House, Teako Nunn's Giants and Kokopelli's Cave

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7 Underwhelming Wonders
Things that make you go ... Meh
Clines Corners, Trinity Site, Continental Divide, Mesilla Plaza, Camel Rock, Four Corners and Roswell Crash Sites

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7 Weird Wonders
WTF, N.M.?
Atari Video Game Burial Site, Moore's Trading Post, The Oryx, Flying Paperboy of the Guadalupes, Toilet Rock, Lake Lucero and Mystery Stone

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7 Grave Wonders
Rest in peace, famous dead Americans
Billy the Kid, Elfego Baca, D.H. Lawrence, Dennis Hopper, Smokey Bear, Randy Castillo and HAM the Astrochimp