Museums
History BuffMillicent Rogers Museum
Under $25A Taos museum of Southwest art, Native pottery and the founder's silver and turquoise jewelry collection.
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Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is a sightseeing stop in Taos, NM, part of the Taos and the San Luis Valley guide. Cost: free.
US-64, about 12 miles northwest of Taos Plaza · Taos, NM
Why you should go…
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge carries US 64 across the gorge about 12 miles from Taos Plaza, with the river nearly 565 feet below the deck. Sidewalks run along the steel span, which was dedicated in 1965 and stretches about 1,280 feet, so you can walk out and look straight down. A rest area on the west side has parking, picnic tables, restrooms and the trailhead for the nine-mile West Rim Trail.
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