Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Albuquerque, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 5.8 km
Ascend 39 m
Descend 41 m

Explore Albuquerque in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in AlbuquerqueIndividual Sights in Albuquerque

Sight 1: New Mexico Steam Locomotive

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New Mexico Steam Locomotive

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 2926 is a class "2900" 4-8-4 type steam locomotive built in May 1944 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). It was used to pull passenger and fast freight trains, mostly throughout New Mexico, until it was retired from revenue service in 1953. Three years later, it was donated to Coronado Park in Albuquerque for static display.

Wikipedia: Santa Fe 2926 (EN), Website

1393 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Explora

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Explora is a science center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, located near Old Town Albuquerque. Its name is the imperative form of the Spanish language verb explorar, which means to explore.

Wikipedia: Explora (Albuquerque, New Mexico) (EN), Website

413 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science

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The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is a natural history and science museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico near Old Town Albuquerque. The Museum was founded in 1986. It operates as a public revenue facility of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs.

Wikipedia: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (EN), Website

424 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History

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The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History

The Albuquerque Museum, formerly known as the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, is a public art and history museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The museum is located in the Old Town area and is operated by the City of Albuquerque Department of Arts & Culture.

Wikipedia: Albuquerque Museum of Art and History (EN), Website

474 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: San Felipe de Neri Catholic Church

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San Felipe de Neri Church is a historic Catholic church located on the north side of Old Town Plaza in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Built in 1793, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the city and the only building in Old Town proven to date to the Spanish colonial period. The church is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places and has remained in continuous use for over 200 years.

Wikipedia: San Felipe de Neri Church (EN), Website

1031 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 6: Albuquerque Little Theatre

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The Albuquerque Little Theatre was founded in 1930 by a group of civic-minded citizens led by Irene Fisher, a reporter and the society editor for the New Mexico Tribune. The idea of a local theatre group was born when Fisher attended a lecture by a professional actress named Kathryn Kennedy O'Connor who moved to New Mexico for health reasons in 1927. Fisher led the campaign to raise an operating budget of $1,000 and O'Connor was hired as the theatre's director. ALT spent its first six years at the KiMo Theatre in downtown Albuquerque.

Wikipedia: Albuquerque Little Theatre (EN)

1946 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 7: ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden)

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ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden) en:User:Camerafiend / CC BY-SA 3.0

The ABQ Biopark Botanic Garden is a 36-acre (15 ha) botanical garden located at 2601 Central Avenue NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico, beside the Rio Grande. The garden showcases plants of the Southwest and other arid climates, and includes a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) conservatory. One wing of the glass conservatory houses plants native to the Mediterranean climates zones of Spain, Portugal, Turkey, South Africa, Australia, Chile and California.

Wikipedia: ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden (EN)

163 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: ABQ BioPark (Aquarium)

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ABQ BioPark (Aquarium)

The ABQ BioPark Aquarium, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States is a facility of the Albuquerque Biological Park and is located next door to the ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden. The ABQ BioPark Aquarium exhibits Gulf of Mexico and South Pacific saltwater species from a variety of habitats, including surf zone, shallow waters, coral reefs, open ocean and deep ocean. The highlight of the aquarium is a 285,000 U.S. gal (1,080,000 L) shark tank with a 38-foot (12 m)-wide, 9-foot (2.7 m)-high, 8-inch (200 mm)-thick acrylic viewing window.

Wikipedia: ABQ BioPark Aquarium (EN)

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