Landmarks in Taos, New Mexico

Even if you've been in New Mexico awhile and think you're inured to adobe, Taos Pueblos is an amazing sigh... More on Moon Handbooks: New Mexico

For at least a millennium, Tiwa- speaking American Indians have lived in the multi- story Taos Pueblo, one ... More on travelandleisure

The elegant, unnervingly delicate-looking bridge that spans it was built in 1965. At 650 feet above the river, it was, and still is, ... More on Moon Handbooks: New Mexico

The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge, the second highest in the United States, with a span of 1280 feet (two 300 foot-long approach spans with a 600 foot-long main center span) ... More on En.wikipedia.org

...you can nonetheless see what has fascinated so many artists. The clean lines, the shadows created by the hulking buttresses, the rich glow of the adobe in the sun - these are all appealing aest... More on Moon Handbooks: New Mexico

San Francisco de Asís Mission Church, c. 1772, is one of the best known and most photographed churches in New Mexico. The Spanish Colonial adobe building has twin bell towers and an arched portal e... More on Nps.gov

This wall is on the east side of the lower Rio Grande Gorge. It is mostly Basalt with sport climbs going 60' high. A local guide can be purchased at the local climbing store in Taos. There is a minimum of 24 routes here and probably ... More on RockClimbing

Taos, established between 1780 and 1800, is one of the oldest European settlements in the Taos valley, and consists of a central plaza and surrounding residential areas. Originally constructed as a Spanish fortified plaza ringed by ... More on Heritage

'Taos Pueblo' (or 'Pueblo de Taos') is an ancient pueblo belonging to a Taos (Northern Tiwa) speaking Native American tribe of Pueblo people. It is approximately 1000 years old and lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the ... More on Wikipedia

'Rio Grande Gorge' runs from northwest to southeast of Taos, New Mexico, through the basalt flows of the Taos Plateau volcanic field. The gorge depth is 800 feet just south of the Gorge Bridge, which spans the gorge ten miles northwest ... More on Wikipedia

One of the few remaining Spanish Colonial haciendas open to the public. Period rooms, demonstrations and ... More on MuseumStuff.com

La Hacienda is one of the few northern New Mexico style, late Spanish Colonial, early 1800s period "Great Houses" remaining in the American Southwest. Built in 1804 by Severino Martin (la... More on Heritage

The San Francisco de Asis Church is Ranchos de Taos is a mission church built between 1772 and 1816. More on PlanetWare

On NM 68, about 4 miles south of Taos, this famous church appears as a modern adobe sculpture with no doors or windows, an image that has often been photographed and painted, most notably by Ansel... More on Frommers

A memorial chapel for the famous 20th-century author D.H. Lawrence is located ... More on TripAdvisor

If you could put a few dollars into each cabin they might be livable. More on TripAdvisor