Guidebook for Sandia Park
Essentials
Triangle Grocery
12165 NM-14Food Scene
Burger Boy
12023 NM-14Best green chile cheeseburgers in New Mexico!
Trail Rider Pizza
12165 New Mexico 14Closest pizza (no delivery) and it's pretty good.
Best pizza on the east side of the mountain. They have beer and wine too. The green chile breadsticks are especially good.
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Pizza Barn
11 Plaza LoopBest pizza on the east side of the mountain. They have beer and wine too. The green chile breadsticks are especially good.
Arts & Culture
Madrid
Artsy, touristy town. They filmed the movie "Wild Hogs" here.
Sightseeing
Sandia Crest
It's a great drive up to the top, provided it's not snowing!
Great views while riding in the tram up to the top. You have to drive around to the Albuquerque side of the mountain to catch the tram, and it's not free. Tip: If you make a reservation for the restaurant at the top (High Finance) the tram ticket is cheaper. The food up there is not great, but the view is spectacular! Take a coat; it's cold up there.
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Sandia Peak Tramway
30 Tramway Rd NEGreat views while riding in the tram up to the top. You have to drive around to the Albuquerque side of the mountain to catch the tram, and it's not free. Tip: If you make a reservation for the restaurant at the top (High Finance) the tram ticket is cheaper. The food up there is not great, but the view is spectacular! Take a coat; it's cold up there.
Golden is mostly a ghost town now, but it contains one of the most photographed churches in New Mexico.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-golden.html
Golden
Golden is mostly a ghost town now, but it contains one of the most photographed churches in New Mexico.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-golden.html
Drinks & Nightlife
The food is not spectacular, but it's a pretty good bar and they have live music often.
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Los Cuates
4901 Lomas Blvd NEThe food is not spectacular, but it's a pretty good bar and they have live music often.
Quintessential New Mexico dive bar. Decent burgers; live music.
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The Mine Shaft Tavern
2846 NM-14Quintessential New Mexico dive bar. Decent burgers; live music.
Entertainment & Activities
Icon Cinemas
13120 Central Ave SEClosest movie theater, and they have great reserved seats!
It's a fun museum built by Ross Ward, a local artist. http://tinkertown.com/
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Tinkertown Museum
121 Sandia Crest RdIt's a fun museum built by Ross Ward, a local artist. http://tinkertown.com/