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North Central

Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos pair art-filled streets with mountain views and Pueblo history.

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A corner of the central plaza of Santa Fe, the capital city of the southwest U.S. state of New MexicoTaos Mountain, known locally as Pueblo Peak, may not look like it towers over the valley outside Taos, New Mexico, once a sleepy southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains town, inhabited by Native Americans for centuries, that has grown into an art colony, filled with museums and dozens of shops, that is now a worldwide tourist attraction

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Santa Fe, Taos and Los Alamos pair art-filled streets with mountain views and Pueblo history. Give each destination its own day, and follow community visitor rules.

Los Alamos CountyLea CountyRoosevelt CountyQuay CountyChaves CountySanta Fe CountyGrant CountyTorrance CountyValencia CountyHidalgo CountySocorro CountyEddy CountySandoval CountyMcKinley CountyLuna CountyGuadalupe CountySan Juan CountyOtero CountyCatron CountySan Miguel CountyDoña Ana CountyMora CountyHarding CountyCibola CountyCurry CountyLincoln CountyDe Baca CountyUnion CountyRio Arriba CountyColfax CountySierra CountyTaos CountyBernalillo CountySanta Fe1. Santa Fe →Taos2. Taos →Los Alamos3. Los Alamos →

Highlighted counties locate these featured towns. These six WTDO discovery areas are editorial groupings. Markers indicate approximate town centers, not entrances or driving routes. Select a town to open its guide. County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Real New Mexico photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.

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County outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, New Mexico FIPS35. Six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings.

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