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Music in Gallup
Songs About Gallup
Artists From Gallup
Rivers & Roads in Song near Gallup
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Gallup.
Things to Do in Gallup
In 1942 twenty-nine Navajo Marines boarded a train here and created an unbreakable code for WWII.
Since 1922 the oldest continuous Native American cultural gathering in the U.S. Each August at Red Rock.
Largest radioactive release in U.S. history. 94 million gallons of waste flooded Navajo land in 1979.
Mary Colter's 1923 Pueblo Revival hotel with Navajo sand paintings. Demolished in 1957 for Route 66.
A 1928 Boller Brothers movie palace with hand-painted murals. Only Spanish Colonial Revival in Gallup.
Open since 1913 with 1500 Navajo rugs and a thousand saddles. The owner spoke fluent Navajo.
In 1933 a thousand miners struck and the governor sealed the town with National Guard for five months.
A 17-stop neon sign tour through downtown Gallup with some of the best vintage neon on the Mother Road.
Everything Near Gallup
12 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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El Morro Theatre
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A 1928 Boller Brothers movie palace with hand-painted murals. Only Spanish Colonial Revival in Gallup.
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El Navajo Harvey House Site
· Things to Do
Mary Colter's 1923 Pueblo Revival hotel with Navajo sand paintings. Demolished in 1957 for Route 66.
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Navajo Code Talkers Departure
· 0.1 mi · Things to Do
In 1942 twenty-nine Navajo Marines boarded a train here and created an unbreakable code for WWII.
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Richardson Trading Post
· 0.1 mi · Things to Do
Open since 1913 with 1500 Navajo rugs and a thousand saddles. The owner spoke fluent Navajo.
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Gallup Rail Yard & BNSF Mainline
· 0.1 mi · Things to Do
Named for a railroad paymaster in 1881. Freight trains still blast through downtown 100 times a day.
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Route 66 Neon Drive
· 0.2 mi · Things to Do
A 17-stop neon sign tour through downtown Gallup with some of the best vintage neon on the Mother Road.
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Gallup Coal Strike Site
· 0.2 mi · Things to Do
In 1933 a thousand miners struck and the governor sealed the town with National Guard for five months.
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El Rancho Hotel & Motel
· 0.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wanted to sleep where movie royalty did? You're approaching the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, New Mexico, a place where Hollywood's brightest stars once sought refuge during the Golden Age of film. Built in 1936 by…
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Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial
· 4.0 mi · Things to Do
Since 1922 the oldest continuous Native American cultural gathering in the U.S. Each August at Red Rock.
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Superman Canyon
· 4.1 mi · Things to Do
Christopher Reeve filmed Superman's earthquake scenes here in 1978. The canyon kept the name.
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Church Rock Uranium Spill
· 9.7 mi · Things to Do
Largest radioactive release in U.S. history. 94 million gallons of waste flooded Navajo land in 1979.
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Fort Wingate
· 12.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This seemingly quiet spot was once at the heart of conflict and control in the American West. Fort Wingate served multiple purposes across its long history, most notably in managing relations with the Navajo and Apache…
