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Taos is known for it's artist and cultural history. Hence, the community is proud to invite you to experience the culture, history, and arts of our museums and historic sites. Plus Northern NM offers a host of other museums and sites of cultural and historical repute. It's all part of the Taos Experience! Life at a higher level! As you may have already discovered, this is the most information filled lodging web site...ANYWHERE! Please bookmark our site so you can return often to plan, study, and begin your Taos Experience. Enjoy wandering the www, Taos, Northern NM, and Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza.
Located at Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza Shops is a noteworthy favorite. SOMOS is a resident of our hotel shops. A non profit dedicated to encouraging young people to write, story tell, and develope their character and creative juices. SOMOS hosts several special events during the year including a poetry weekend.
The following museums are just a short walk or drive from Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza.
Hours vary with each museum and various seasons. These are just part of the "Taos Experience". History, tri cultures, art, more.
E. L. Blumenschein Home & Museum *@
222 Ledoux Street, 575-758-0505
Kit Carson Home & Museum
1/2 block East of Taos Plaza, 113 Kit Carson Road, 575-758-4945
Harwood Museum of Art A University of New Mexico Museum *
238 Ledoux St., 575-758-9826
The Southwest Research Center of Northern NM @
at Harwood Museum, 575-758-5440
(Van Vechten-Lineberry) Taos Art Museum (Fechin Institute) *
227 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, 575-758-2690
Governor Bent House and Museum
117 Bent Street, 575-758-2376
The next three are in the immediate Taos valley area a short drive from the Inn.
La Hacienda de Los Martinez *@
Ranchitos Road, 575-758-0505
About a mile west of Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza
Millicent Rogers Museum *
Millicent Rogers Museum Road, 575-758-2462
4.2 miles North of Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza
Fort Burgwin SMU
6.5 miles South on NM 518, 575-758-8322
The Couse Foundation
One block East of Taos Plaza on Queznel and Kit Carson, 575-751-0369
Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza backs up to Couse Meadow
Museum Association of Taos (MAT) Combination Tickets. For just $25, visitors can enjoy all five above museums with the asterisk (*). That special entry ticket is good for one full year from date of purchase and is transferable - pass it on to a friend. Ask at any of those seven sites for MAT ticket information. You are also invited to get more information on the web at www.TaosMuseums.org . MAT welcomes AAM/ICOM members free of charge.
Museums with the (@) symbol are members of Taos Historic Museums . Ask their receptionist about special rates for combination tickets for their facilities.
The following are not museums but are historic "must see" places and sites.
St. Francis de Asis Church
Ranchos de Taos
2.7 miles South of Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza
One of the most photographed churches around
Historic Taos Plaza
Center of Taos, 2 blocks North of Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza
Shops, history, festivals, meeting place for everyone
Taos Pueblo
About 2 miles North of Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza
Longest continuously inhabited dwelling in USA
As you venture a little further from downtown Taos we'll list a wider variety of backgrounds and experiences. They are absolutely worth visiting and exploring!
Viet Nam Veterans Memorial State Park
US Hiway 64, Angel Fire, 575-377-6900
About 26 miles East of Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza
No one leaves with a dry eye, if you drove by on the way in, gotta go back!
Philmont Scout Ranch & Museums - Most open summers only
Philmont Museum with exhibits of history, art, and natural history of the Philmont area
Seton Memorial Libray houses the personal art, library, and natural history collections of first Chief Scout Seton
Villa Philmonte is the 1927 summer home of Waife Phillips who generously donated the ranch to the Scouts
Kit Carson Museum at Rayado, an interpretive area portraying area history
Ranch headquarters 5 miles South of Cimarron, about 20 miles East of Eagle Nest, about 50 East of Taos
Bradbury Science Museum
15th & Central, Los Alamos, NM, 505-667-4444
About 80 miles Southwest of Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza
El Santuario de Chimayo
From Espanola, East on SR 76 to Chimayo, right on Jaun Medina Road at Ortega's Weaving
History, legend, or miracle. 505-351-4889
Bandelier National Monument
Near White Rock and Los Alamos, 505-672-3861
Excavated ruins of ancient pueblo, hiking, waterfalls, more
Hisrtoric Los Luceros
Home of Mary Cabot-Wheelwright near Velarde, 505-852-3245
Historic capital of Rio Arriba with visitor center and more
Don Juan de Onate Monument & Visitor Center
North of Espanola on SR 68, 505-852-4639
Educational visitors center for cultural local hispanic heritage
Puye Cliff Dwelling and Santa Clara Pueblo
2 miles South of Espanola on NM 30, 753-7326
Call to check open hours of Puye Cliff dwellings
Ghost Ranch - Summer home of Georgia O'Keefe and much more
40 miles NW of Espanola on US 84, 505-685-4333
Ruth Hall Museum of Paleontology offers numeroius displays and courses
Piedra Lumbre Education & Visitor Center (FKA Ghost Ranch Living Museum) with permanent and traveling displays
Colorful Sedona like vistas and rock formations abound in this part of O'Keefe Country
Hiking, hoseback rides, and more
Christ of the Desert Monastary
About 10 miles North of Abiquiu, Benedictine Monastary open to visitors to reflect and explore
This too is part of O'Keefe country with spectacular rock colors and formations similar to Sedona
Note - The road to the monastary is 13 miles of one lane dirt West of US 84 following the Rio Chama
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
About 60 miles to Antonito, CO (W. on US 64, N. on 285) or 120 miles to Chama, NM (W. on US 64, N. on US 84). Take a ride on the Cumbres, steam powered, 1880's rolling living museum, up and over 10,000 foot Cumbres Pass. Call or wite us for details, runs Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only. Check them direct for schedule details!
Note - the train is a full day trip, driving to Antonito, bussing to Chama, and riding Eastbound is the best trip!
United World College, Motezuma Castle
Near Las Vegas, NM
Late 1800's castle recently restored and reopenned
Classical Gas Museum
Johnnie V. Meier is a collector par excellence of Gas Station memorabilia. Hidden away along the Rio Grande in Embudo just off NM 68 you'll find old gas pumps, signs, oil cans, pump globes, and more. You'll know when you're there, the signs are unmistakable. Call ahead if you want to make certain it's open as Johnnie doesn't have usual hours. "When the white gates are open, come in, you're welcome". 505-852-2995
Should I even mention Cimmaron's Old Mill Museum, NRA Whitington Center, Raton Museum, Fort Union, Las Vegas City Museum and Roughrider's Memorial?....They are all within less than 2 hours drive time of Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza.
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