Worth the trip from Cordova: Valles Caldera National Preserve, 31 mi off
Visits to Bandelier National Monument run to about 248K a year. Nothing on our list is inside Cordova; the 26 places to visit are within 40 miles. They include 15 museums, 3 ski areas and 2 national historical parks. Further afield lies Wheeler Peak, at 45 mi.
Bandelier National Monument
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Where each one is
The outermost point is Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, at 39 mi.
Orange: Cordova. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
You will find all 32 within 60 miles.
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2Valles Caldera National Preserve
Volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, United States.
Bandelier National Monument
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
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5Pecos National Historical Park
National Historical Park in New Mexico, United States.
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7Fort Union National Monument
National monument in the United States.
8Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
National monument in the United States.
9Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
Ski resort in New Mexico, United States.
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11Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Historic Park covering Manhattan Project infrastructure in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington..
Lensic Theater
Theater and former movie theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
Human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America.
National Scouting Museum
Anchors River Orienteering / Community Stewardship Trails-n-Tales.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Anthropology museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Art museum with a focus on contemporary intertribal Native American art.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Wheeler Peak: Davishan99, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Union National Monument: en:User:Nationalparks (Talk), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: Marshallhenrie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carson National Forest: David Herrera from Albuquerque, NM, Bernalillo, CC BY 2.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · New Mexico Museum of Art: PerryPlanet, Public domain · Bradbury Science Museum: Blueag9, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lensic Theater: Asaavedra32, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of International Folk Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · El Rancho de las Golondrinas: NewMexicophotographer1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Scouting Museum: George Segelken from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Harwood Museum of Art: Khlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Martinez Hacienda: Larry Lamsa, CC BY 2.0 · New Mexico History Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Poeh Museum: Harrison Frazier from santa fe, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Taos Art Museum: Khlnmusa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Los Alamos Historical Museum: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Contemporary Native Arts: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0
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