Los Alamos: Nearby Attractions

Pecos National Historical Park.

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Looking for places to stop on your way to and from Los Alamos?
The links below will help you plan your visit to Los Alamos and beyond. Some of these attractions, like Bandelier National Monument, were even around during the Manhattan Project. 

Cities and Tourist Information 

Within Five Miles

• Explore Los Alamos 

• Los Alamos Visitor Center 

• Los Alamos Visitors Guide 

Within 50 Miles 

• Explore Chimayó 

• Explore Santa Fe 

• Explore White Rock 

Within 200 Miles 

• Explore Albuquerque 

• Explore Aztec 

• Explore Las Vegas 

• Explore Madrid 

• Explore Taos 

Parks and Public Lands

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National Park Service Areas 

• Aztec Ruins National Monument  

• Bandelier National Monument 

• Chaco Cultural National Historical Park 

• El Malpais National Monument 

• Fort Union National Monument 

• Pecos National Historical Park 

• Petroglyph National Monument 

• Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument 

• Valles Caldera National Preserve 

USDA Forest Service Areas 

• Carson National Forest 

• Cibola National Forest 

• Gila National Forest 

• Lincoln National Forest 

• Santa Fe National Forest 

US Fish and Wildlife Service Areas 

• Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge 

• Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge 

• Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge 

• Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area 

• Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge 

• Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge 

State Parks 

• Bluewater Lake State Park 

• Cerrillos Hills State Park 

• Cimarron Canton State Park 

• Coyote Creek State Park 

• Eagle Nest Lake State Park 

• El Vado Lake State Park 

• Fenton Lake State Park 

• Heron Lake State Park 

• Hyde Memorial State Park  

• Manzano Mountains State Park 

• Morphy Lake State Park 

• Navajo Lake State Park 

• Santa Rosa Lake State Park 

• Storrie Lake State Park 

• Sumner Lake State Park 

• Villanueva State Park 

Museums

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Albuquerque, NM 

• Albuquerque Museum of Art & History 

• Albuquerque International Balloon Museum 

• Explora 

• Holocaust & Intolerance Museum of New Mexico 

• Indian Pueblo Cultural Center 

• Maxwell Museum of Anthropology 

• National Hispanic Cultural Center 

• National Museum of Nuclear Science & History 

• New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 

Los Alamos, NM 

• Bradbury Science Museum 

• Hans Bethe House 

• Los Alamos History Museum 

• Los Alamos Visitor Center 

• Pajarito Environmental Education Center 

Santa Fe, NM 

• Georgia O’Keeffe Museum 

• IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts 

• Museums of Indian Arts and Culture 

• Museum of International Folk Art

• Museum of Spanish Colonial Art 

• New Mexico History Museums 

• New Mexico Military Museum 

• Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary 

• Santa Fe Children’s Museum 

• Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian