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Attractions near Santa Cruz

Nothing in Santa Cruz itself: Valles Caldera National Preserve is 21 mi away

Yearly visitors to Bandelier National Monument number about 248K. With nothing inside Santa Cruz, the list has 26 places within 40 miles. They include 15 museums, 3 ski areas and 2 national historical parks. Beyond the town, Wheeler Peak sits 52 mi away.

Attractions nearby
34
within 60 miles
The big one
13 mi
Bandelier National Monument
National park units
5
parks & monuments
Ski areas
7
Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555
National Monument · 13 mi southwest

Bandelier National Monument

U.S. national park in New Mexico.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where they are

Furthest from the centre is Millicent Rogers Museum, 40 mi away.

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

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

Nothing is inside Santa Cruz itself; these 34 are 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 Santa Cruz →

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