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542  THE SOUTHWEST

@ Albuquerque craft store, the Agape Pueblo
Pottery, which stocks
* 677,000. k £ @ n 303
Romero St, (505) 842-9918. handcrafted pueblo pottery.
∑ itsatrip.org
O ABQ BioPark
A site that had been home to 2601 Central Ave NW. Tel (505)
Native Americans from 1100 768-2000. Open 9am–5pm daily.
to 1300, the first inhabitants of Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25.
Albuquerque were a small & 7 ∑ cabq.gov/biopark
group of Colonial pioneers who The park encompasses the
settled by the Rio Grande in Albuquerque Aquarium and
the wake of late 16th-century the Rio Grande Botanic Garden. San Felipe de Neri Church, at the north end
Spanish explorers. In 1706, a The Rio Grande Zoological Park of Old Town Plaza
band of 18 families won formal is located nearby. The botanic
approval for their town from the garden occupies Indian Pueblo
Cultural Centre
Spanish crown by naming 10 acres (4 ha) of CARSON AVE SW BELLAMAH AVE NW
the city after the Spanish Duke woodland along the BOULEVARD RIO GRANDE
of Alburquerque, (the first “r” Rio Grande and has a New Mexico
Museum of
in the name was later dropped). wide variety of rare Atomic Museum Natural History
National
Albuquerque’s Old Town, today, plants and gardens. MOUNTAIN AVE SW and Science
still has many original adobe The aquarium DORA AVE SW Albuquerque MOUNTAIN RD N W
Museum
buildings dating from the 1790s, focuses on PANMUNJON RD SW Tiguex Explora
Park
while downtown, to its east, is the marine HOLLYWOOD AVE SW San Felipe
de Neri Church
much more contemporary. life of the Rio OLD TOWN OLD TOWN RD N W
Many of the city’s shops, Grande, one Turquoise American International
Museum
museums, and high-tech of America’s Petroglyph NEW YORK AVE SW Rattlesnake Museum 15TH AVE NW
industries are located here. great rivers, National Monument
Exploring Albuquerque ABQ BioPark ALHAMBRA AVE SW LO M A S B LV D NW
Dominating the historic Old CENTRAL AVE S W
Town is the Plaza, which was Albuquerque
the center of Albuquerque for Country Club SAN PASQUALE AVE SW
over 200 years. Today, this ROUTE 66 14TH AVE NW
charming square is a pleasant
open space where both locals LAGUNA BLVD SW 11TH AVE NW MARQUETTE AVE NW
and visitors relax on benches, LOS ALAMOS AVE SW TEJER AS AVE NW
surrounded by lovely adobe and features a Tingley Beach 15TH STREET SW KENT AVE NW
buildings. Opposite is the fascinating walk- PARK AVE SW 8TH ST NW 7TH ST SW
imposing San Felipe de Neri through eel cave T I N G L E Y D R S W COPPER AVE SW
Church. Completed in 1793, this containing moray SAN PATRICIO AVE SW KiMo Theatre
was the city’s first civic structure. eels. There is also an 13TH STREET SW GOLD AVE SW C E N TR AL AVE SW of New Mexico
University
5TH AVE SW
Despite many renovations, the impressive, vast floor- KIT CARSON AVE SW SILVER AVE SW 10TH STREET SW 9TH STREET SW
SAN CARLOS DR SW
GOLD AVE SW
church retains its original adobe to-ceiling shark tank. 6TH AVE SW DOWNTOWN
ESCALANTE AVE SW
walls. The nearby streets are L E A D AV E S W Amtrak
Station
lined with museums, colorful E Turquoise Museum ALCEIDE PL SW
craft shops, and restaurants, 2107 Central Ave NW. Tel (505) IRON AVENUE SW 11TH AVE SW C O A L A V E S W 3RD AVE SW 2ND AVE SW Greyhound
such as the Church Street Café 247-8650. Open for guided tours at education, helping Station
(see p555). Said to occupy the 11am & 1pm Mon–Sat; reservation visitors to judge the quality 5TH STREET SW 1ST STREET SW
oldest house in the city, this required. Closed Thanksg., Dec 25. & of turquoise gemstones. 8 T H AVE SW 4TH STREET SW
café serves excellent New = 7 The entrance is a replica Albuquerque
Mexican cusine. Beyond is a The fascinating displays in this mine tunnel that leads to HAL E LDINE AVE SW International Airport
4 miles (6 km)
museum focus on consumer the “vault,” which contains an
unsurpassed collection of rare Rio Grande
Zoological Park
and varied turquoise specimens
from around the world.
.
E New Mexico Museum of
Natural History and Science
1801 Mountain Rd NW. Tel (505) 841-
2800. Open 9am–5pm daily.
Closed public hols. & 7
∑ nmnaturalhistory.org
This entertaining museum
Glasshouse at Rio Grande Botanic Garden, ABQ BioPark has a series of interactive
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp550–52 and pp553–5
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