19 mi from Española, Valles Caldera National Preserve leads the list
Bandelier National Monument welcomes about 248K visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 25 places within 40 miles, none inside Española. Look for 14 museums, 3 ski areas and 2 national historical parks. Further afield, Wheeler Peak is 53 mi from the centre.
Bandelier National Monument
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
At 39 mi, Harwood Museum of Art is the farthest one out.
Orange: Española. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The list in full
32 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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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..
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13Sandia Peak Ski Area
Ski resort in New Mexico, United States.
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.
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.
Parks and trails in Española →
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 · Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · 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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