Albuquerque – New Mexico – Downtown Sign Showing Mileage to Los Angeles and Chicago – Route 66

Albuquerque – New Mexico – Downtown Sign Showing Mileage to Los Angeles and Chicago – Route 66

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Los Angeles 790 Miles
Chicago 1345 Miles
Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, sits in the high desert. Its modern Downtown core contrasts with Old Town Albuquerque, dating to the city’s 1706 founding as a Spanish colony. Old Town is filled with historic adobe buildings, such as San Felipe de Neri Church, 5 museums, and shops selling Native American handicrafts. Nearby, The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center traces the area’s tribal history.
What is Albuquerque New Mexico known for?
An international hot air ballooning museum in Albuquerque bears the Anderson and Abruzzo names. Rudolfo Anaya, a famous Mexican-American fiction author who is best known for his novel Bless Me, Ultima resides in Albuquerque. 132