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Attractions near La Bajada

22 mi from La Bajada, Valles Caldera National Preserve leads the list

Petroglyph National Monument draws about 311K visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 39 are within 40 miles. They include 21 museums, 3 ski areas and 2 national monuments. A day out reaches University Stadium, 40 mi away.

Attractions nearby
45
within 60 miles
The big one
10 mi
Bandelier National Monument
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
National Monument · 10 mi north

Bandelier National Monument

U.S. national park in New Mexico.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where they are

KiMo Theater, 40 mi away, is the farthest on the map.

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Orange: La Bajada. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

The list in full

Each of the 45 is within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in La Bajada →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: Marshallhenrie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · New Mexico Museum of Art: PerryPlanet, Public domain · ABQ BioPark Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Tinkertown Museum: Jim Legans, Jr from Albuquerque, New Mexico, CC BY 2.0 · Albuquerque Museum: PerryPlanet at English Wikipedia, Public domain · El Rancho de las Golondrinas: NewMexicophotographer1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Unser Racing Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Albuquerque Aquarium: PerryPlanet at English Wikipedia, Public domain · New Mexico History Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Poeh Museum: Harrison Frazier from santa fe, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rio Grande Botanic Garden: en:User:Camerafiend, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ¡Explora! Science Center and Children's Museum: (WT-en) PerryPlanet at English Wikivoyage, Public domain · Los Alamos Historical Museum: Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Contemporary Native Arts: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0 · New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · University of New Mexico Art Museum: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of New Mexico Arboretum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0

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