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Attractions near Rio Rancho

The one place to visit in Rio Rancho is Rio Rancho Events Center

Petroglyph National Monument draws about 311K visitors a year. Mapped inside Rio Rancho is one place to visit, and within 40 miles another 26. Among them are 11 museums, 4 zoos & aquariums and 3 stadiums & arenas. Go 51 mi out for Georgia O'Keeffe Museum.

Attractions nearby
44
within 60 miles
The big one
7 mi
Petroglyph National Monument
National park units
6
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Sandia Peak Ski Area
National Monument · 7 mi south

Petroglyph National Monument

United States National Monument and archeological site in New Mexico.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Finding your way

Out of town, most of the 26 are to the south.

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

Everything nearby

Everything to see

First the one in town, then the 43 within 60 miles.

The places inside Rio Rancho lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Rio Rancho →

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

Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · 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 · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: Marshallhenrie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · New Mexico Museum of Art: PerryPlanet, Public domain · ABQ BioPark Zoo: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bradbury Science Museum: Blueag9, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science: John Phelan, 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 · Poeh Museum: Harrison Frazier from santa fe, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · 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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