1Valles Caldera National Preserve
Volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, United States.
Attractions near Pecos
Nothing in Pecos itself: Bandelier National Monument is 35 mi away
Bandelier National Monument sees about 248K visitors a year. There is no place to visit inside Pecos; there are 15 within 40 miles. The commonest are 9 museums, 2 national historical parks and a national monument. A drive of 45 mi brings you to Valles Caldera National Preserve.
Attractions nearby
33
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Pecos National Historical Park
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
4
Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
National Historical Park · in town
Pecos National Historical Park
National Historical Park in New Mexico, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Around Pecos, mapped
To the northwest is where most of the 15 lie.
Orange: Pecos. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Everything to see
All 33 on the list lie within 60 miles.
2Bandelier National Monument
U.S. national park in New Mexico.
3Pecos National Historical Park
National Historical Park in New Mexico, United States.
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6Fort Union National Monument
National monument in the United States.
7Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
National monument in the United States.
8Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
Ski resort in New Mexico, United States.
9Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Historic Park covering Manhattan Project infrastructure in New Mexico, Tennessee, and Washington..
10
11National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Aviation and science museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
12Sandia Peak Ski Area
Ski resort in New Mexico, United States.
14
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.
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 · 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 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · 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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