ABQ newcomer bucket list

3123 Central Ave NE

Google Maps: Greetings from Burque mural

Start here and grab a fun family photo with the Burque mural to let everyone on social media know you're here!  ABQ has a lot of great murals you can find if an urban hike sounds like fun.

Google Maps: Juan Tabo Picnic Site

Take a picnic lunch and meet the rugged beauty of the Sandia Foothills.  The trailhead of the famous La Luz trail is nearby and some of the stone structures you'll see are almost 90 years old!  

(This is a fee-use area, $3 (cash) per car.)

Google Maps:  Petroglyph National Monument Trailhead

There are several trailheads and you'll enjoy any of them!  Just pick one and go!

Google Maps: Musical Highway

Visit a section of the old Route 66 highway and cruise over the rumble strips at 45 mph to hear the country's only "Musical Highway" play America the Beautiful.

1800 Tingley Dr SW

Google Maps: Tingley Beach

Walking path, fishing pond, and wildlife watching adjacent to the Rio Grande Bosque.

4500 University Blvd SE

Google Maps: Giant Rattlesnake in Median

Take the kids to visit a rattlesnake!  

In 2007 the city of ABQ wanted to create landscaping that didn't require water and some six foot tall and 200 foot long snakes slithered in.