1. Travel Sites

    2. Phoenix, AZ

    1. LinkHeard Museum
    2. LinkDesert Botanical Gardens choose Adult Group Tour Options, What to See, and other links on the left side
    3. LinkPhoenix Art Museum

    Asheville, NC

    1. Link Biltmore Estates in Asheville, NC Link Virtual Tour
    2. Link Folk Art Center and Allanstand Craft Shop
    3. Link Guild Crafts
    4. Link Downtown Asheville
    5. Link When flowers bloom - North Carolina Arboretum

    Raleigh, NC

    1. Link North Carolina Museum of Art
    2. LinkNorth Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
    3. LinkNorth Carolina Museum of History

    Old Salem located in Winston-Salem, NC

    1. LinkOld Salem: Museums & Gardens

    Albuquerque, NM

    1. LinkCoronado State Monument Link Tour
    2. LinkPetroglyph National Monument
    3. LinkRio Grande Botanic Garden
    4. LinkRio Grande Zoo
    5. LinkIndian Pueblo Cultural Center (look for events and dances)

    Santa Fe, NM

    1. LinkSanta Fe Museums
    2. LinkPalace of the Governors - To firmly ground yourself in New Mexico's rich past, visit this museum on the Santa Fe Plaza. Built by the Spanish as a government building in 1610, the Palace remains the country's oldest continuously occupied public building. Its exhibits chronicle the history of Santa Fe as well as New Mexico and the region. American Indian artists sell their wares under its historic portal as part of the Native American Vendors Program.
    3. LinkNew Mexico Museum of Art - Located just west of the Plaza, the New Mexico Museum of Art (formerly the Museum of Fine Arts) displays an extensive permanent collection of Southwestern artists, including major pieces by Georgia O'Keeffe. New exhibitions are always being mounted that cover the works of contemporary artists of all kinds.
    4. LinkMuseum of Indian Arts & Culture - The outstanding collection showcases classic and contemporary Southwestern Indian paintings, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, basketry and weaving. A permanent exhibition tracing the life of American Indians, "Here Now and Always" was curated in part by Native American elders, scholars and tribal members.
    5. LinkMuseum of International Folk Art - The Folk Art Museum features ethnic crafts from hundreds of cultures. Noted for its Hispanic heritage wing and the Girard Collection, the museum contains the largest collections of folk art in the world. The Neutrogena Wing brings a vibrant and diverse assemblage of folk art to the museum from one man's lifelong travels and passion for collecting.
    6. LinkMuseum of Spanish Colonial Art - The Spanish Colonial Arts Society collections were initiated in 1928. Today with 3,000 objects, the collections are the most comprehensive compilation of Spanish Colonial art of their kind. Dating from the Middle Ages to the New Millennium, the collections span centuries in art, place and time. Among the various media featured are santos (painted and sculpted images of saints,) textiles, tinwork, silverwork, goldwork, ironwork, straw appliqué, ceramics, furniture, books and more. All combined, the collections represent the artistic history and ongoing evolution of Hispano culture in New Mexico while firmly establishing its important place within the global arts landscape
    7. LinkWheelwright Museum of the American Indian - The Wheelwright occupies a building designed in the style of a traditional Navajo hogan and houses contemporary and historic art and craft from all Native American cultures. LinkWhile there be sure to see - The Case Trading Post
    8. LinkGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
    9. LinkSanta Performing Arts - Opera is excellent (link near the bottom of the page)
    10. LinkSanta Fe Galleries - more than you can imagine
    11. LinkSanta Fe Gallery Association has a map to the numerous galleries
    12. LinkHistoric Sites
    13. LinkBandelier National Monument - (day trip) Best known for mesas, sheer-walled canyons, and the ancestral Pueblo dwellings found among them, Bandelier also includes over 23,000 acres of designated Wilderness.(see Los Alamos on the way)
    14. LinkPecos National Historical Park - 1/2 day trip
    15. LinkEight Northern Pueblos (day trips) look for events and dances
    16. LinkSanta Fe, New Mexico Convention and Visitors Bureau
    17. LinkMap (culture, hotels, )
    18. Linkalendar (1 day, 3 days and weekend)
    19. LinkArts and Culture (Calendar on right)
    20. LinkCanyon Road Art Galleries
    21. LinkSanta Fe . com things to do, art etc