Area Attractions Along the Turquoise Trail, you can explore unique towns, offering an assortment of interesting museums, recreational opportunities, and more. Prehistoric peoples made their homes here. Spanish missionaries explored the area and battles were fought over this land. Outlaws and Confederate soldiers camped in the area. And Kit Carson marched Navajo people along the Trail during their "Long Walk" to incarceration at Fort Sumner. Scenic views, diverse cultures, extensive history and great outdoor opportunities continue to entice visitors to journey down the Turquoise Trail today. . .

Museum of Archaeology & Material Culture explores archaeology and a 12,000 year time-line telling the story of North America's earliest inhabitants through the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890. (505) 281-2005

Old Coal Mine Museum, Old West Photography Take a step back in time to the Old Coal Museum. Explore 3 browsable acres preserving mining and RR history including antique vehicles, original buildings and equipment. Touch an actual below-ground coal seam and climb aboard a 1900 steam locomotive, ring the bell! Take home a lasting souvenir of your Old West adventure from Old West Photography. Be the gunslinger, Victorian lady, bandito, saloon girl...of your fantasies. Photos ready in minutes. (505) 438-3780

Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site (Tijeras) "Living with the Land" Free tours, lectures, workshops, demos,. Interpretive Center. (505) 281-3304.

East Mountain Community Theatre (Sandia Park) Offering quality theatrical performances for all ages as well as after-school and summer educational programs for children. (505) 286-1950.

Cibola National Forest Service Office (Tijeras) A welcome center to help make the most of your travels. Complete with maps, area information, restrooms, travel & road conditions. (505) 281-3304.

Engine House Theatre. FAMILY FUN IN 2008!! CHEER! for the Hero.!  SIGH! for the Heroine.  BOO!  HISS! and throw Marshmallows at the Villain. LAUGH and forget your troubles at the MADRID MELODRAMA!

All Performances are on Saturdays and Sundays @ 3pm

Special Performances on MEMORIAL DAY - LABOR DAY - COLUMBUS DAY @ 3pm

Admission - $10 General - $8 Senior - $4 under 12 (Limited Preferred Seats $2 extra)

Reservations Recommended (505) 438-3780

Play a terrific 18 hole round of golf at Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Course. Located at milepost nine on the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway. The vistas are incredible! (505)281-6000

Sandia Peak Summer Chairlift Scenic summer chirlift rides, lift accessed mountain biking and rentals. Weekends & holidays, Memorial Day-Labor Day. (505) 242-9052

Sandia Peak Tramway Ride the world's longest tramway 2.7 miles rising to 10,378 feet with an 11,000 square mile panoramic view. (505) 856-7325.

Sandia Peak Ski Area Mid December to Mid-March downhill skiing and snowboarding, including 6 lifts, rentals, snow-sports school and cafe. (505) 242-9052

Tinkertown Museum, located along the Sandia Crest National Scenic Byway, a major spur on the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Byway, is an amazing, animated, miniature Old West Town and Three Ring Circus set among relics from the past. Frontier humor and the thrill of the Big Top come alive in thousands of hand-carved figures. See an antique wooden boat that's been sailed around the world! Glass bottle walls enclose a potter's studio and gift shop. Open 9-6 daily, April-Oct. (505) 281-5233

Casa Grande Trading Post, Petting Zoo & Mining Museum 28 room Adobe Hacienda We sell Cerrillos Turquoise - gifts, rocks, bottles Scenic overlook. Featured on PBS' Antiques Roadshow. A must stop. 505-438-3008.

cerrilloshills.org Cerrillos Hills Historic Park includes 1100 acres of tree covered hills with several miles of trails suitable for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. For well over a thousand years the hills have been a focus for Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and Territorial mining, and within the Park a dozen of the pre-1900 mines are developed as educational and historical attractions.

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