Guidebook for Taos
Food Scene
Very popular place for breakfast in Taos. There is often a waiting line.
70 residents recomanen
Michael's Kitchen Restaurant and Bakery
304-C Pueblo St RdVery popular place for breakfast in Taos. There is often a waiting line.
Our favorite place for good Mexican food, frozen margaritas. No ambiance at all.
53 residents recomanen
Guadalajara Grill
822 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteOur favorite place for good Mexican food, frozen margaritas. No ambiance at all.
High end, excellent special-occasion restaurant located in an historic building on a quaint street near the Plaza
97 residents recomanen
Lambert's of Taos
123 Bent StHigh end, excellent special-occasion restaurant located in an historic building on a quaint street near the Plaza
Taos Pizza Out Back
712 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteMy favorite place for pizza anywhere in the US
The Love Apple
803 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteLovely, romantic ambiance. Excellent food
Tiny and quaint restaurant. Just four tables, plus dining on the patio. The best New Mexican food in Taos.
45 residents recomanen
La Cueva Cafe
135 Paseo Del Pueblo SurTiny and quaint restaurant. Just four tables, plus dining on the patio. The best New Mexican food in Taos.
Said to have excellent chile rellenos. The building has historical significance in the life of Taos.
43 residents recomanen
Doc Martin's Restaurant
125 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteSaid to have excellent chile rellenos. The building has historical significance in the life of Taos.
Martyrs Steakhouse
146 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteGood menu. Close to Casa Milagro
Essentials
Cid's Food Market
623 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteOrganic whole foods. free range meat.
Sightseeing
The quentessential example of southwestern architecture. Over a thousand years old and the oldest continuously inhabited residence in America
228 residents recomanen
Taos Pueblo
The quentessential example of southwestern architecture. Over a thousand years old and the oldest continuously inhabited residence in America
The historic Plaza, established in the 1700s, a trading market on the early American Santa Fe Trail.
86 residents recomanen
Plaça de Taos
North PlazaThe historic Plaza, established in the 1700s, a trading market on the early American Santa Fe Trail.
Kit Carson lived here with his young Spanish wife Joséphina. A true American adventurer and hero.
22 residents recomanen
Kit Carson Home & Museum
113 Kit Carson RdKit Carson lived here with his young Spanish wife Joséphina. A true American adventurer and hero.
The site sits on an escarpment that originally defined the defensive boundary of Old Spanish Taos. Includes a family chapel built in 1835.
14 residents recomanen
The Couse-Sharp Historic Site
146 Kit Carson RdThe site sits on an escarpment that originally defined the defensive boundary of Old Spanish Taos. Includes a family chapel built in 1835.
Built in 1804, gives a rare glimpse of rugged frontier life. The oldest child of the original family was famous Padre Martinez, a social reformer and advocate for native American people.
21 residents recomanen
Martinez Hacienda
708 Hacienda RdBuilt in 1804, gives a rare glimpse of rugged frontier life. The oldest child of the original family was famous Padre Martinez, a social reformer and advocate for native American people.
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge" or the "High Bridge",[2] is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. Roughly 600 ft above the Rio Grande, it is the tenth highest bridge in the United Stages.
226 residents recomanen
Pont del Riu Grande
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge" or the "High Bridge",[2] is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. Roughly 600 ft above the Rio Grande, it is the tenth highest bridge in the United Stages.
Arts
Whether your tastes range from prehistoric pottery to contemporary jewelry, the MRM is the place to experience all the cultures of the Southwest—and all under one roof. As you walk through our 20 galleries and exhibition spaces, you too will make your own discoveries about the heritage of the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo arts and cultures of the Southwest.
61 residents recomanen
Millicent Rogers Museum
1504 Millicent Rogers RdWhether your tastes range from prehistoric pottery to contemporary jewelry, the MRM is the place to experience all the cultures of the Southwest—and all under one roof. As you walk through our 20 galleries and exhibition spaces, you too will make your own discoveries about the heritage of the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo arts and cultures of the Southwest.
Harwood Museum of Art
238 Ledoux St
Blumenschein Studio Gallery
222 Ledoux St
Mabel Dodge Luhan Historic House
240 Morada LnTaos Art Museum
227 Paseo Del Pueblo NorteDay trips
An Earthship is a type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires, pioneered by architect Michael Reynolds.
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The Earthship archecture concept began to take shape in the 1970s. The architect Michael Reynolds wanted to create a home that would do three things: first, it would utilize sustainable architecture, and material indigenous to the local area or recycled materials wherever possible; second, the homes would rely on natural energy sources and be independent from the “grid”; thirdly, it would be feasible for a person with no specialized construction skills to build. Eventually, Reynolds’s vision was transformed into the common U-shaped earth-filled tire homes seen today.
7 residents recomanen
Earthship Community
82 Star LnAn Earthship is a type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires, pioneered by architect Michael Reynolds.
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The Earthship archecture concept began to take shape in the 1970s. The architect Michael Reynolds wanted to create a home that would do three things: first, it would utilize sustainable architecture, and material indigenous to the local area or recycled materials wherever possible; second, the homes would rely on natural energy sources and be independent from the “grid”; thirdly, it would be feasible for a person with no specialized construction skills to build. Eventually, Reynolds’s vision was transformed into the common U-shaped earth-filled tire homes seen today.
Whether you’re a believer or not, there’s something about the serenity of small churches that makes them inviting. Add an unusual history or legend, and the attraction doubles.
So it is with El Santuario de Chimayo, a small church in Chimayo, N.M., between Taos and Santa Fe. Founded in 1816 by Bernardo Abeyta and other residents of the then-separate village of El Portero, it was purchased by the Spanish Colonial Arts Society in 1929 and donated to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
31 residents recomanen
Chimayo
Whether you’re a believer or not, there’s something about the serenity of small churches that makes them inviting. Add an unusual history or legend, and the attraction doubles.
So it is with El Santuario de Chimayo, a small church in Chimayo, N.M., between Taos and Santa Fe. Founded in 1816 by Bernardo Abeyta and other residents of the then-separate village of El Portero, it was purchased by the Spanish Colonial Arts Society in 1929 and donated to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
The O'Keeffe: Welcome Center
21120 US-84