Start from 39 curated places around Taos, NM, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Lambert's of Taos
1988-old contemporary American on Bent Street — seasonal menus, polished service, and one of the better wine cellars in northern New Mexico. The town's special-occasion default.
The Love Apple
Farm-to-table contemporary New Mexican in a restored 1800s adobe chapel — locally-sourced meats and produce, candle-lit dining room, and a small menu that rotates with what's coming out of the ground.
Trails & outdoors
Williams Lake Trail
3.8-mile out-and-back from Taos Ski Valley to an 11,000-foot alpine lake surrounded by an amphitheater of peaks — the area's iconic moderate hike. June through October access.
Wheeler Peak Summit Trail
8.6-mile round-trip from Williams Lake to New Mexico's highest point at 13,167 feet — 2,000 feet of switchbacks above the lake. Full day for fit hikers; the state's marquee summit.
Things to do
Harwood Museum of Art
1923 art museum on Ledoux Street — Taos Society of Artists, contemporary regional work, and the renowned Agnes Martin Gallery (seven Martin paintings in a Rothko-Chapel-like setting; only one of its kind in the world).
Taos Art Museum at the Fechin House
1920s adobe home of Russian-born painter Nicolai Fechin — hand-carved interiors he built himself, his paintings, plus a permanent collection of Taos Society of Artists. The house alone is the show.
Landmarks & sights
Taos Pueblo
Continuously inhabited multi-storied adobe community for 1,000+ years — UNESCO World Heritage Site and National Historic Landmark. Walk among the multi-story adobes, buy directly from artisans, and see the San Geronimo Mission ruins.
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Steel arch bridge 600 feet above the Rio Grande — tenth-highest bridge in the U.S. Free walking paths along the rim, the catwalks beneath the deck, and views down to the river running through the volcanic gorge.