recommendations from the locals


Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico with a population just under 900,000. It is a rapidly growing ‘city with a personality’. This high desert city sits at a mile-high elevation providing 320 days of sunshine a year.

Below is a list of attractions and restaurants to explore while you are visiting ABQ. These aren’t going to be the typical places you find in Fodor’s or similar publications – these are the secrets of the local. Enjoy!

namevenue typephone
Sophia's Place (http://maps NULL.google NULL.com/maps/place?hl=en&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF-8&q=sophia)Gourmet Mexican dive505-345-3935
Casa Rodeña Winery (http://www NULL.casarondena NULL.com/)Winery. A bit of Italy – in ABQ505-344-5911
Church of Beethoven (http://www NULL.churchofbeethoven NULL.org/)Unique. Definitely unique505-307-9647
The Grove (http://www NULL.thegrovecafemarket NULL.com/)Happiness through food505-248-9800
Satellite Coffee (http://www NULL.satcoffee NULL.com/)Local coffee: good stuffmultiple locations
ABQ Balloon Museum (http://www NULL.balloonmuseum NULL.com/) Hot air balloon museum505-837-6480
Sandia Peak Tramway (http://www NULL.sandiapeak NULL.com/index NULL.php?page=tramway)World’s longest aerial tramway505-856-7325
Sandia Casino (http://www NULL.sandiacasino NULL.com/)Get your gambling fix505-796-7500
The Apple Store (http://www NULL.apple NULL.com/retail/abquptown/?cid=WWW-NAUS-GoogMaps-Retail-001&cp=GoogMaps)Ok, not unique . . . but, it's an Apple store!505-837-6480