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Agua Fria, New Mexico

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"To the town of Agua Fria"

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History of Agua Fria

The Shed RoadyGoat

The Shed has been tucked in a courtyard off Palace Avenue in Santa Fe since 1953, serving red and green chile in an adobe building that dates to 1692. The Carswell family has run it for three generations. The blue corn enchiladas smothered in red chile with a fried egg on top is the move. When you can't decide between red and green, say 'Christmas' — you get both.

4.7 mi away

Palace of the Governors

1610

The oldest continuously used public building in the United States, built in 1610 as the seat of Spanish colonial government in Santa Fe.

4.7 mi away

Meow Wolf - House of Eternal Return

2016

An immersive art installation in Santa Fe housed in a former bowling alley, where visitors walk through a Victorian house into 70 interconnected rooms of otherworldly environments.

San Miguel Chapel

1610

Considered the oldest church structure in the continental United States, originally built around 1610 by Tlaxcalan laborers for Spanish settlers in Santa Fe.

4.6 mi away

Los Alamos National Laboratory

1943

Secret wartime laboratory on a mesa in the Jemez Mountains where scientists built the first atomic bombs during the Manhattan Project.

19.8 mi away

Bandelier National Monument

1150

Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and cave homes carved into the volcanic tuff of Frijoles Canyon in the Jemez Mountains.

16.5 mi away

Madrid Ghost Town

1835

A former coal mining town on the Turquoise Trail between Albuquerque and Santa Fe that was abandoned in the 1950s and revived by artists and craftspeople in the 1970s.

19.2 mi away

Things to Do in Agua Fria

Everything Near Agua Fria

33 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

  • Meow Wolf - House of Eternal Return · 2.8 mi · Historical Marker

    An immersive art installation in Santa Fe housed in a former bowling alley, where visitors walk through a Victorian house into 70 interconnected rooms of otherworldly environments.

  • Meow Wolf · 3.1 mi · Things to Do

    A mind-bending immersive art experience inside a Victorian house. Nothing prepares you.

  • Santuario de Guadalupe · 4.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Before you stands more than just a church; it's a testament to faith and history, the oldest church in the United States dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Built in Santa Fe, it has been a spiritual anchor for…

  • Bataan Memorial Building · 4.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over, because you're about to walk the very halls where New Mexico's future was forged, and where the memory of ultimate sacrifice lives on. This isn't just a government building; it's a testament to statehood and…

  • San Miguel Mission · 4.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    You're approaching what many call the oldest church in the US! San Miguel Chapel has stood here, in some form, for over 400 years. Construction on the original church likely began around 1610, commissioned by Spanish…

  • San Miguel Chapel · 4.6 mi · Historical Marker

    Considered the oldest church structure in the continental United States, originally built around 1610 by Tlaxcalan laborers for Spanish settlers in Santa Fe.

  • Loretto Chapel · 4.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Get ready to crane your neck at a real head-scratcher: the Loretto Chapel's Miraculous Staircase! This place holds a mystery that's baffled architects and visitors for over a century. In 1878, the Sisters of Loretto…

  • Palace of the Governors · 4.7 mi · Historical Marker

    The oldest continuously used public building in the United States, built in 1610 as the seat of Spanish colonial government in Santa Fe.

  • The Shed · 4.7 mi

    The Shed has been tucked in a courtyard off Palace Avenue in Santa Fe since 1953, serving red and green chile in an adobe building that dates to 1692. The Carswell family has run it for three generations. The blue corn…

  • Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe) · 4.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Prepare to be transported back to a pivotal moment in Santa Fe's history, marked by the construction of this cathedral. Construction on the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi began in 1869, initiated by…

  • Barrio de Analco Historic District · 4.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine living in the oldest neighborhood in the United States. This is the Barrio de Analco, dating all the way back to the early 1600s! Built by the Spanish, and later inhabited by Indigenous people, this area was one…

  • Mine Shaft Tavern · 7.5 mi · Things to Do

    Last building the coal company built (1947). Home to a 40-foot standalone bar.

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  • El Rancho de las Golondrinas · 8.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Experience life on the historic Camino Real at El Rancho de las Golondrinas, a vital stop on the Royal Road. For centuries, this area was a paraje, an official rest stop for travelers along the Camino Real, which…

  • Wild Hogs Movie Set · 10.4 mi · Things to Do

    The 2007 film built a diner set donated to the town. The movie grossed 253 million.

  • Glorieta Pass Battlefield · 14.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Right here, in 1862, a pivotal Civil War battle decided the fate of the Southwest. Confederate forces aimed to seize the Santa Fe Trail and cut off vital Union supply lines. They clashed with Union troops in a series of…

  • Town For Sale (250K) · 15.0 mi · Things to Do

    When the mines closed the entire company town was listed for 250000 dollars. Nobody bought it.

  • Nambé Pueblo, New Mexico · 15.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over for a moment and imagine: this land beneath your tires has been home to the Nambé people for over 600 years. This Pueblo was a major hub when the Spanish arrived in the early 1600s, a center of culture, trade,…

  • Tsankawi Pueblo Ruins · 15.9 mi · Things to Do

    Unexcavated 350-room village with trails worn into bedrock by centuries of foot traffic.

  • Otowi Suspension Bridge · 16.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Brave the wooden planks of this single-lane suspension bridge, a relic of 1920s engineering. The Otowi Suspension Bridge was built in 1924, stretching across the Rio Grande near San Ildefonso. It was a vital link,…

  • Bandelier National Monument · 16.5 mi · Historical Marker

    Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and cave homes carved into the volcanic tuff of Frijoles Canyon in the Jemez Mountains.

  • San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico · 17.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Pull over here for a glimpse into a vibrant past and present at San Ildefonso Pueblo, a place where tradition thrives. For over 700 years, the Tewa people have called this area home. The Pueblo is one of the eight…

  • Oscar Huber Memorial Ballpark · 18.9 mi · Things to Do

    A coal miner who became the mine owner built this diamond for his workers in the canyon.

  • Bandelier National Monument · 19.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb

    Imagine carving your home directly into the side of a cliff – that's exactly what the Ancestral Pueblo people did here at Bandelier National Monument. Between about 1150 and 1600, this area thrived as a center of Pueblo…

  • Madrid Coal Mines · 19.2 mi · Things to Do

    Company town that produced 200000 tons of coal a year at peak. The company owned everything.

  • Madrid Ghost Town · 19.2 mi · Historical Marker

    A former coal mining town on the Turquoise Trail between Albuquerque and Santa Fe that was abandoned in the 1950s and revived by artists and craftspeople in the 1970s.

  • Madrid Christmas Light Display · 19.3 mi · Things to Do

    150000 lights so bright airline pilots used them to navigate. Ran from the 1920s to 1941.

  • Turquoise Trail (Highway 14) · 19.3 mi · Things to Do

    A 1000-year trade route now a National Scenic Byway connecting Albuquerque to Santa Fe.

  • Engine House Theatre · 19.3 mi · Things to Do

    Former locomotive repair shop converted into a melodrama theater in the old machine bay.

  • Madrid Artist Colony Revival · 19.4 mi · Things to Do

    Artists bought 200-dollar shacks in the 1970s and turned a ghost town into a gallery district.

  • Bandelier National Monument · 19.5 mi · Things to Do

    Ancient cliff dwellings and petroglyphs. Climb ladders into 800-year-old cave homes.

  • Bandelier National Monument · 19.6 mi · Things to Do

    Over 3000 archaeological sites and ancient cliff dwellings carved into volcanic tuff.

  • Madrid Ghost Town Era · 19.6 mi · Things to Do

    Population crashed from 4000 to fewer than 12 people between the 1950s and 1970s.

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory · 19.8 mi · Historical Marker

    Secret wartime laboratory on a mesa in the Jemez Mountains where scientists built the first atomic bombs during the Manhattan Project.

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