Tourist Attractions in Taos, New Mexico

The architecture of the main building of Taos Pueblo is unique with straw and mud. This architecture blends well with the earthy surrounding. The doors are bright blue. While exploring Taos Pueblo visit the San Geronimo chapel, the studios and gaze at the fascinating ruins of the cemetery.



Taos Art Museum is another tourist attraction in Taos. This museum is in the house of Nicolai Fechin, a Russian artist. The collection of this museum depicts the cultural and artistic fabric of Taos during the 19th and 20th centuries. There are a range of displays in the museum including images and panoramas of the Hispanic people and Native Americans.

San Francisco de Asis Church in Taos is a famous Taos tourist attraction. This church is unique with a modern adobe sculpture. This church has no windows or doors. The visitors have to enter the church through the east side crossing the garden. Explore the adobe plaster, massive walls and the beautiful décor of this two-storey church. There is a unique painting adorning the wall of the church that is Henri Ault’s The Shadow of the Cross. The most unique thing about this painting depicting Christ in the sea of Galilee is its luminescence in the darkness.

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is another attraction in Taos. This massive bridge spans the greatest river of the Southwest. The height of the bridge from the canyon floor is 650 feet.

Some of the other tourist attractions in Taos are D.H Lawrence Ranch, Governor Bent House Museum, Harwood Museum of Art of the University of New Mexico, Kit Carson Home and Museum, Millicent Rogers Museum and Northern New Mexico and other attractions.