North Central Region

The Old Coal Mine Museum - Take a step back in time to the Old Coal Museum. Explore 3 acres preserving mining and Railroad history including antique vehicles, original buildings and equipment. The focal point of the Coal Mine Museum is Engine 767. This Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad locomotive was built in 1900 and is considered the most complete non-operating steam locomotive in the U.S.

Bradbury Science Museum - The Bradbury Science Museum maintains an archival collection of over 500 artifacts dating from the Manhattan Project and representing most of the major scientific efforts made by Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Los Alamos Historical Museum - The Los Alamos Historical Museum is dedicated to preserving, protecting and interpreting the history of Los Alamos. The museum exhibits artifacts of early Pajarito Plateau dwellers as well as memorabilia from the Los Alamos Ranch School and displays from the Los Alamos National Laboratory's wartime era.

Museum of International Folk Art - Set in the foothills of northern New Mexico's spectacular Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) attracts students, scholars, and museum visitors alike, not only from the United States but from many countries abroad. Children and 'grown-ups' alike share the wonders of discovery in the Museum of International Folk Art.

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian - The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art with an emphasis on the Southwest. Recent main gallery exhibitions have included contemporary basketry, a recreation of the studio of sculptor Allan Houser, paintings by Harry Fonseca, the art of Pablita Velarde, and contemporary Navajo pictorial weaving.

The Museum of Indian Arts & Culture - One of four museums in the Museum of New Mexico system, is a premier repository of Native art and material culture and tells the stories of the people of the Southwest from pre-history through contemporary art. The museum serves a diverse, multicultural audience through changing exhibitions, public lectures, field trips, artist residencies, and other educational programs.

Blumenschein Home & Museum - The home is filled with a superb collection of the Blumenschein family's art, a representative sampling of works by other famous Taos artists, fine European and Spanish Colonial style antiques, and the family's lifetime of personal possessions. The home beautifully illustrates the lifestyle of Taos artists in the first half of the twentieth century.

Santa Fe Opera - Universally recognized for the quality of its productions, the variety of its repertory and for the many artists, now internationally known, who have performed on its stage. Performers and opera lovers alike have been drawn to the Opera's magnificent mountain setting as well as the special ambiance that is Santa Fe.

Lensic Performing Arts Center - Lensic Performing Arts Center is a world-class, state-of-the-art performance venue in the heart of Santa Fe, fully restored to its original glory and redesigned to house the best of theater, music, dance, poetry and film.

Santa Fe Children's Museum - The Santa Fe Children's Museum is a place for families to learn and play together. The interactive exhibits, beauty of the outdoor garden, diversity of programs, and professional staff make for a special museum visit.

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - This is America's most authentic steam railroad, just as it was for a century, from the coal tipple to the conductor's smile. Twisting and turning through the beautiful San Juan Mountains on tracks that tamed the West, you'll cross the Colorado - New Mexico border eleven times.

El Rancho de las Golondrinas - El Rancho de las Golondrinas is a living history museum located on 200 acres in a rural farming valley just south of Santa Fe. The museum, dedicated to the heritage and culture of Spanish Colonial New Mexico, opened in 1972. Original colonial buildings on the site date from the early 18th century.

Museum of New Mexico - Older than the state of New Mexico itself, the Museum of New Mexico houses the country's most intriguing collection of art, history and culture in four museums and five monuments statewide. Come discover the true heart and soul of the Southwest.