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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST E University of New Mexico exploration, and include
n Welcome Center, Central and artifacts that date from the
Practical Information Cornell. Tel (505) 277-0111. Open earliest days of ballooning.
2401 12th St. NW. Tel (866) 855- 8am–5pm Mon–Fri. ∑ unm.edu
7902. Open 9am–5pm daily. The campus of New Mexico’s E National Museum of
Closed major hols. largest university is known Nuclear Science & History
& 7 8 0 = for its Pueblo Revival-style 601 Eubank at Southern Blvd. SE. Tel
∑ indianpueblo.org
architecture (see p27) and its (505) 245-2137. Open 9am–5pm daily.
Transport museums. The University Art Closed Jan 1, Easter, Thanksgiving,
@ Museum contains one of the Dec 25. & ∑ nuclearmuseum.org
largest fine art collections in This museum presents the
the state, including Old Master stories of nuclear pioneers
paintings, sculpture, and other and the history of nuclear
works from the 17th to the development (see pp190–91).
20th centuries. The exhibits explore the many
The Maxwell Museum of applications of nuclear energy
Anthropology emphasizes the in the past, present, and into
culture of the Southwest, with the future. ‘Energy Encounter’
an important collection of art illustrates the amount of wind,
and artifacts. There are also solar, or hydro power required
traveling exhibits on regional to match the output from one
Courtyard Mural and international themes, as nuclear reactor, while ‘Little
Painted by Jemez Pueblo well as a permanent exhibition, Albert’s Lab’ introduces children
artist Jose Rey Toledo in “Ancestors,” which traces human to the concepts of physics.
1979, this mural shows development through the ages. Outdoors, the Heritage Park
the turtle rain dance. displays unique military missile
E University Art Museum systems, rockets, and historic
Tel (505) 277-4001. Open 10am– planes including a B-52 bomber.
4pm Tue–Sat. Closed university
hols. 7 T Petroglyph National
E Maxwell Museum Monument
of Anthropology n 6510 Western Trail NW. Tel (505)
Tel (505) 277-4405. Open 10am–4pm 899-0205. Open 8am–5pm daily.
Tue–Sat. 7 Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25.
& 7 limited. ∑ nps.gov/petr
E Anderson-Abruzzo This site lies on the western
Museum International Balloon outskirts of Albuquerque. The
entrance Museum area was established in 1990 to
9201 Balloon Museum Dr. NE. Tel (505) preserve nearly 20,000 images
880-0500. Open 9am–5pm Tue–Sun. carved into rock along the
& ∑ balloonmuseum.com 17-mile (27-km) West Mesa
This museum features soaring escarpment. The earliest petro-
gallery spaces that contain the glyphs date back to 1,000 BC,
world’s most extensive collec tion but the most prolific period is
of modern and historic balloons, thought to have been between
and ballooning memorabilia. 1300 and 1680. The pictures
Named after two of the city’s from this time range from
legendary balloon ists, the human figures such as
exhibits tell how balloons have musicians and dancers to
been used in adventurous animals, including snakes, birds,
exploits, warfare, and space and insects. Spirals and other
geometric symbols are also
common. Though the meaning
of many petroglyphs has been
lost over time, others have great
cultural significance to today’s
Puebloan population.
Hundreds of petroglyphs are
. Museum accessible along Boca Negra
This wooden baby carrier from Canyon, 2 miles (3 km) north
Taos Pueblo is one of many of the park visitor center,
artifacts, from ancient to where three self-guided trails
modern, that highlight wind past them. Do not touch
Puebloan cultural life. Petroglyphs in Petroglyph National Monument the petroglyphs.

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