They are the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science with its Dynamax Theater, The Albuquerque Aquarium, Rio Grande Botanic Garden, Rio Grande Zoological Park and Rio Grande Nature Center State Park. Nearby is the Albuquerque Museum of Art, History and Culture. On the University of New Mexico campus, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology features the cultures of indigenous people of the Southwest and around the world. Ruidoso in southern New Mexico has the fine Hubbard Museum of the American West. The new Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts features professional dance, music and theater year-round.
Archaeology Take a step into the ancient past at New Mexico's archaeological sites.
If you are staying in Santa Fe, you are within an easy drive of several. Explore beautiful cliff ruins at Bandelier National Monument and Puye Cliffs. Pecos National Historic Park is an abandoned Pueblo with a 17th century mission church. In Albuquerque, follow the walking trails through Petroglyph National Monument, one of the largest collections of prehistoric rock art in the world. In southern New Mexico, the Three Rivers Petroglyph National Recreation Site contains many elaborate examples of rock art.