Turquoise Trail to Taos
7 places · by Peyman
A high-desert run from Albuquerque: the Turquoise Trail, Santa Fe Plaza, Chimayo, and Taos Pueblo.
3 days7 stops2h drivingeach day starts 9:00am
The whole trip
Every stop on one map, colored by day. The line follows the route in order; each day is mapped on its own below.
Day 1Day 2Day 3
Day 19:00am – 2:35pm · 3 stops · 35m driving
Stops in order
9:00am
Stop 1 · 2h
Madrid
Madrid, NM 87010, USA
A historic mining town turned artist village; galleries and a tavern lunch.
35mdrive to the next stop
11:35am
Stop 2 · 2h
Santa Fe Plaza
63 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
The historic plaza; Native American jewelry vendors and adobe arcades.
0mdrive to the next stop
1:35pm
Stop 3 · 1h
Palace of the Governors at New Mexico History Museum
105 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the US.
Day 29:00am – 1:00pm · 2 stops · 1h driving
Stops in order
9:00am
Stop 1 · 1h
Santuario de Chimayo
15 Santuario Dr, Chimayo, NM 87522, USA
The historic pilgrimage church in the Chimayo valley.
1hdrive to the next stop
11:00am
Stop 2 · 2h
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo, NM 87571, USA
Thousand-year-old multi-story adobe homes, a UNESCO site.
Day 39:00am – 11:10am · 2 stops · 25m driving
Stops in order
9:00am
Stop 1 · 45m
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Tres Piedras, NM 87517, USA
Walk the high suspension span for dizzying canyon views.
25mdrive to the next stop
10:10am
Stop 2 · 1h
Kit Carson House & Museum
113 Kit Carson Rd, Taos, NM 87571, USA
The frontier scout's home in Taos' historic district.
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