Worth the trip from La Mesilla: Valles Caldera National Preserve, 19 mi off
La Mesilla has 34 notable places within 60 miles, among them 5 national park units and 6 ski areas. Visits to Bandelier National Monument run to about 248K a year. Beyond the town, the best known is Wheeler Peak, 56 mi off.
Bandelier National Monument
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Places on the map
The map stretches to Carson National Forest, 40 mi away.
Orange: La Mesilla. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every one of them
You will find all 34 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..
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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 La Mesilla →
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 · Tinkertown Museum: Jim Legans, Jr from Albuquerque, New Mexico, CC BY 2.0 · 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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