San Luis Valley Museum

   This is a small but well done museum covering the history of the Native Americans and the lives of the early ranching and farming families.

   Everything is accessible.

  Parking is available in a gravel lot or along the street.  Museum
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Jack Dempsey Museum and Park

   Jack Dempsey was born in this cabin which has been relocated and renovated to serve as a museum. The Dempsey family moved frequently as Jack’s father, a miner, looked for work. Jack left home at 16, riding the rails, picking up odd jobs and fighting in bars. He became a very successful heavyweight boxing champion, winning many of his bouts with knockouts. The museum displays are mostly photographs of Dempsey in the ring or with well known celebrities.

   The museum is accessible.

   Parking is along the street.  Museum
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Cano's Castle

  Cano Espinoza started constructing these towers about thirty years ago using old doors, windows, stones and scrap metal. The outside of the towers, a garage, a shed and his house are covered with metal scraps, beer cans, hubcaps, reflectors and bottles.

The property is easily viewed from the street.

Antonito is a very small, quiet town. RVs can park along the street. Castle
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Maxwell Museum of Anthropology

  This small museum has two permanent exhibit galleries, one with displays about  native cultures in New Mexico.The other uses very detailed, full size models to explain the differences and similarities between us and our closest ancestors. Two more galleries host changing exhibits.

  Everything is accessible.

  Parking is limited but on the weekends spaces along the road, which are for students only during the week, are available for RVs. Museum
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National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

   Displays lead visitors through the discovery of the atom, the construction of the first atom bomb, the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima, the aftermath of the bombings, and the end of WWII. Also covered are the Cold War and the arms buildup which led to a bomb shelter craze and influenced popular culture.

  The museum is accessible with one steep ramp. An outdoor display of planes and rockets (which we didn’t visit because of the heat) is located in a gravel lot so it may be difficult to push around to all of the exhibits.

  The parking lot is large enough for RVs.  Museum
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Albuquerque Biological Park Garden

  An aquarium, a Japanese garden, a heritage farm, a butterfly pavilion, a miniature outdoor railway display, a great play area for kids, two conservatories and numerous plants, flowers, and trees – this garden has a little bit of everything. Each section is fairly small but they’re all very nicely done.

  The aquarium is completely accessible. Most of the paths in the first section of the garden are level, smooth pavement. The Mediterranean conservatory has a long ADA compliant ramp. The paths in the heritage farm and the Japanese garden are hard packed sandy dirt. A few spots are soft or wet. Pushing around the entire area could be a little tiring without help. The train that travels between the garden and zoo has a wheelchair accessible car.

  RVs can park across the car spaces. A sandy lot is also available for overflow parking. Garden
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Albuquerque Biological Park Zoo

   Like most zoos that were founded in the early part of the 20th century (1927 for the ABQ BioPark ) this zoo has some outdated exhibits with enclosures that are too small and boring for the animals. The newer sections are very nice and the landscaping is beautiful with many large, old cottonwood trees. Pick up a zoo map so that you don’t miss anything. Although the pathway makes a loop there are side trips and it’s easy to get lost.

   The terrain in the zoo is hilly with some very steep walkways and ramps so most wheelchair users will need to have help. Some of the walkways in older sections of the zoo are in need of repair. Most of the enclosures have at least one section that is plexiglass or has a lowered fence so that it’s easy to view the animals. The zoo train ($2.00) has a space for wheelchairs in the last car.

   RVs can be parked in the bus section of the parking lot.   Zoo
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Museum of Contemporary Native Arts

  This small museum has three galleries with exhibits that change every few months.

  Everything is accessible.

  Parking around the plaza is very limited. RVs may be parked a few blocks southeast in the lot on the corner of Alameda Street and Cathedral Place. The parking fee is high – $20.00 for a RV- but that’s for 24 hours and if your RV is self contained you can stay overnight, something almost unheard of in a city. Free parking is available at the government offices where Paseo De Peralta turns west. The spaces are short so weekends, when the buildings are closed, may be best for RV parking.   Parking  Museum
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Georgia O’Keeffe Museum

   The museum houses the largest collection of O’Keeffe works of art in the world, over 1000 paintings, drawings, and sculptures. It’s a fairly small museum with changing exhibitions of art by O’Keeffe and other modern artists.

   Everything is accessible. Most of the sidewalks and curb cuts around Santa Fe Plaza are in good condition but once you get a few blocks away the situation deteriorates. Sidewalks are narrow, tilted,  and rough. Many shops have a step at the entrance. Curb cuts are steep and uneven. Wheelchair users will need to have help.

  Parking around the plaza is very limited. RVs may be parked a few blocks south east in the lot on the corner of Alameda Street and Cathedral Place. The parking fee is high – $20.00 for a RV- but that’s for 24 hours and if your RV is self contained you can stay overnight, something almost unheard of in a city. Free parking is available at the government offices where Paseo De Peralta turns west. The spaces are short so weekends, when the buildings are closed, may be best for RV parking.   Parking  Museum
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Millicent Rogers Museum

   This museum was established in 1956 to showcase the collections of Millicent Rogers, the granddaughter of Standard Oil co-founder H.H. Rogers. Millicent lived in Taos for six years before she died from heart disease caused by a childhood case of rheumatic fever. She collected more than 2000 Native American artifacts and also designed her own silver and turquoise jewelry. The museum has expanded to include contemporary  Hispanic and Native American art.

  The museum is partially accessible. Most of the main exhibits are accessible but one case of jewelry is too high to view from a wheelchair. One of the galleries is accessed by a very steep ramp. The Spanish Colonial Gallery and the Hispanic Religious Gallery are only accessible by two sets of steps.

  The parking lot is large enough for RVs. Museum
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