I'm planning on spending a weekend in ABQ with two friends. What are some must visit places?

We are three girls in our twenties but we don't really drink or party so preferably more touristy places and good restaurants.

Posted Oct 19, 2016, 1:53 AM UTC

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rulesshmules•

Old town for small shops and restaurants.

Some tourist places to eat would be El Pinto, Sadies, Garcia's or Golden Crown.

Nob Hill is good for walking, shops and small stops to eat.

We have had quite a bit of coffee places that are craft like pop up. There is the st James tea room.

Ride the tram, do the breaking bad tour, take the abq trolley tour. Outdoors offers some hiking close to the city, see the petroglyphs or tent rocks.

There are casinos in each direction.

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AnaBackwardsOP•

So cool, I'll look these places up. Thank you so much!

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rulesshmules•

Also the Abq museum of art, natural history museum, the zoo, the aquarium and botanical gardens are nice stops relatively close to each other.

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AnaBackwardsOP•

Nice! We'll definitely make time for the botanical garden.

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Van_Gonzo•

Nob hill, santa fe (meow wolf attraction), gruet winery, balloon fiesta museum, old town, space museum, and the tram. Maybe the breaking bad tour.

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generalchingon•

Good ideas, but I'd also recommend a trip up the Sandia Tram as well. Also, if you go downtown, there is the Albuquerque Art Museum, the Natural History Museum. Also consider the ABQ Bio park, which consists of a Zoo, an Aquarium, and Botanic Garden area located at two separate nearby facilities connected by a Train.

http://www.albuquerquemuseum.org/ http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/ https://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark

FYI, I think this is the Space museum be referred to is the Museum of Nuclear Science and History: http://www.nuclearmuseum.org/, as the NM Space Museum is in Alamagordo (a few hours drive).

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Van_Gonzo•

I said the tram! Lol. Thanks for clarification and I did mean the museum of nuclear science and history!!

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generalchingon•

I'll blame it on morning eyes

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AnaBackwardsOP•

Awesome, thanks for all the sugestions :)

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AnaBackwardsOP•

Thanks!! I really wanted to do the Breaking Bad tour but my friends aren't fans :(

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AnaBackwardsOP•

Meow Wolf was insane! I'm so glad we got the chance to go.

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VintageDeath_•

Brewster's pub and bow wow records

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AnaBackwardsOP•

I'll look them up, thanks!

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VintageDeath_•

Was a joke only a couple old locals would get those places aren't around anymore. Albuquerque is a cruising city. As the sun sets you absolutely have to drive way up on tramway Blvd by the Sandia's and you can see the entire lights of the city under the sunset it's really breathtaking. Other than that of course walk around central avenue in nob hill.

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orgymagnet•

Try Santa Fe instead.

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oldpeopl•

Great ABQ suggestion. Way to read the prompt :)

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